Chapter 1034: Chapter 1034

[Due to your role as a Leader in the Copy World and achieving a five-star rating for both the main and side quests, congratulations on obtaining the achievement, ’Legendary Leader’.]

[Legendary Leader: Takes effect when the character is a Leader at the end of a Copy World session. Rewards will include bonuses related to the Leader role.]

[Due to peering into every detail of the main quest and receiving a five-star rating at the final evaluation, congratulations on obtaining the achievement, ’Genius Player’.]

[Genius Player: Has a chance to take effect; the settled rewards may include items with hidden abilities or effects. *When ’Genius Player’ and ’Perfect Sovereign’ are triggered simultaneously, ’Genius Player’ will affect the final fused reward.]

Perfect Sovereign is an achievement for overall five-star ratings, while Genius Player is an achievement for a five-star rating in the main quest.

Theoretically, Genius Player should take effect before Perfect Sovereign, or they should trigger at the same time.

However, He Ao, due to previously earning the ’Almost’ achievement, did not achieve an overall five-star rating but was rated as if he did, and erroneously obtained ’Perfect Sovereign’.

Therefore, ’Genius Player’ ended up being the one that triggered afterward.

Are there any more achievements? Next up would be the rewards, right?

Then new subtitles slowly appeared in his field of view.

[Due to your first-ever full five-star rating and leading historical changes in the Copy World tasks, congratulations on triggering the achievement, ’Epoch Scriber’.]

[Epoch Scriber: Upon receiving full five-star ratings, immediately receive five Exchange Stars, and theres a chance to refresh high-grade items forgotten in history whenever any reward changes occur.

*If ’Perfect Sovereign’ is triggered and fusion is successful, this achievement applies to the successfully fused reward. If the fusion fails, the achievement applies to the fallback reward.]

Epoch Scriber, it seems this achievement is for full five-star ratings.

Do you need to obtain full five-stars and lead era-defining changes to receive this achievement?

’High-grade items forgotten in history’, what does this mean?

Forgotten, does it simply mean forgotten by a person or some form of life?

Or some mysticism concept? Forgotten by history itself?

He Ao lifted his gaze and compared the effects of ’Genius Player’ and ’Epoch Scriber’.

Then he discovered that ’Genius Player’ doesn’t mention the effect of a reward fusion failure when triggered simultaneously with ’Perfect Sovereign’.

Theoretically, considering the system’s strictness, even if fusion fails and the achievement does not take effect, the system would have indicated it.

Unless, the fusion can’t fail.

Could this be some kind of special hidden effect? When both achievements are triggered at the same time, is fusion guaranteed to succeed?

We’ll know when it’s triggered.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, He Ao looked up at the three achievements in front of him.

It doesn’t seem like there are any new achievements.

Three achievements, that’s quite a bounty.

Previously the system was stingy, providing only one achievement, and sometimes none at all.

Last time, there were three achievements because the ’Almost’ achievement had triggered a system bug, which brought out ’Perfect Sovereign’, totaling three.

The remaining ’Defier of Gods’ achievement is an upgrade from ’Silent Night Coffin Nail’, with no new powerful effects revealed.

But the effects of these three achievements not only are new, but they also seem quite good.

Both quantity and quality.

He Ao felt like he was playing a game after completing a quest, with rare trophies continuously refreshing on the screen.

[We are now calculating your quest rewards.]

The subtitles in the field of view began to change.

[The reward for this quest is a random powerful B-grade item.]

[Since you received five stars in all evaluations for this task, congratulations on triggering the ultimate, invincible, super-duper knockout punch from heaven to earth, from all directions, and through time and space.]

Very well, it feels a bit like a tongue-twister, but reading it all is really a test of lung capacity.

[Your reward is being upgraded]

[Congratulations on triggering the achievement "Defier of Gods" effect]

[Defier of Gods: Has a chance to take effect during the reward upgrade process, and items related to "Divine Beings" may refresh within the rewards.]

[Congratulations on triggering the "Legendary Leader" effect]

[Your reward is being re-upgraded]

Triggering "Legendary Leader" and "Defier of Gods" as expected.

After all this time, He Ao has mostly figured out the mechanism of these achievement effects.

The achievements definitely trigger during the Copy World obtained when the achievements are unlocked.

And in subsequent Copy Worlds, as long as certain specific conditions that were present when the achievement was obtained are met, the likelihood of the achievement triggering is also much higher.

For instance, the condition for triggering Defier of Gods is to thwart the plans of a Divine Being.

Thank heaven for the Mysterious Shadow’s contribution to the reward upgrade.

He Ao looked downward, rubbed his hands, and gazed at these newly appeared reward introductions.

[Please choose one of the following three options:]

Those who pursue mysticism always question the starry sky, hoping to find the wonders of Mysticism in the stars, but some wizards choose to seek another path; they no longer look up, but instead search down low.

Thus, they found another ’starry sky’ in the endless depths, harvesting the reflected light to create a handheld starscape—mysterious blocks that contain secrets.

This is a three-dimensional disc with the pattern of a starry sky, where the drifting stars in the sky are the building blocks within this disc.

Whenever the holder encounters any difficulty related to Mysticism, or falls into any peril, these stars will guide the way; often, this guidance is correct.

The holder can also manipulate these ’Blocks’ themselves for a short period of time to peer into the essence of Mysticism, gaining insights that might even involve the level of Angels.

Please note, after possessing these Blocks, longing for the stars and Mysticism will grow over time, the more one peers into the stars, the more addicted one becomes to them.

And the stars are also watching you.]

Twisted ancient branches form a perfect circle, devout Believers wrap the crown of a king with green vines; then they adorn it with daisies and hyacinths in place of jewels, hence the wasteland now has its very first crown.

This is a gift from Life.

The one who wears the Life Crown will become an immortal king, granted eternal life, and all sentient beings will Listen to his word.

His servants will join him in having extended lives, they cannot be destroyed by earthly blades, and any grievous injury will heal after a night’s slumber.

His subjects will be free from the torment of illness; all sentient beings that follow him will be shrouded in the glow of healing.

Oftentimes, the Life King and his Kingdom will flourish, even Angels will avoid their edge.

But every Grace has its price, blessings are often times Curses as well.

An endless desire for proliferation will consume the king’s sanity, and oftentimes, the king and his subjects will fall into the cycle of reproduction and plunder.

They will drain the world’s last resources, Sacrifice the last enemy, build a glorious yet barbaric civilization, and eventually become mad and twisted monsters lost in their own decadence.

Please note, the longer the Life Crown is worn, the harder it is to remove, and the desires for proliferation and plunder will not vanish just by taking off the crown.

Please note, the more one pursues life, the more entangled one becomes in it.]

This is a stony eyeball entwined by inky black chains, from a distance, it appears similar to a star.]

The entwined chains were inscribed with the past of this eyeball in Denis text.

’Wizards once disputed over their different pursuits, some seeking mysterious gifts in the starry sky to answer the questions in their hearts.

Others believed that Truth was the ultimate end, with the stars being a mere fork in the road to Truth.

Neither could persuade the other, yet in the end, they joined forces.

They captured a star, held it captive in their palms, and then attempted to peer into Truth with the power of the starlight...’

Whoever holds the Entwined Eye can directly borrow power from the starry sky; all mysteries unravel before the bearer’s gaze like unfolded sheets of paper.

The hidden secrets of this world will be laid bare, revealing their essence, making all enigmas of Mysticism trivial.

Even celestial beings like Angels can have their secrets peered into.

Moreover, the Entwined Eye will occasionally bestow upon its holder knowledge they have never encountered before.

Please be cautious, do not attempt to use the Entwined Eye to peer into Truth, nor rashly accept and understand the knowledge from the Entwined Eye.

Be aware, the holder of the Entwined Eye is not its master.]

This time, the three Extraordinary Items seem to be related to the Higher Beings in this Copy World.

The first ’Star Blocks’ appear to be associated with the starry sky, but closer examination reveals they are not crafted after the real starry sky but after another ’starry sky’ in the Endless Deep – which He Ao suspects to be the ’Abyss.’

If the introduction is correct, then there is a ’starry sky’ in the Abyss too?

Considering this, the relationship between the Mysterious Shadow and the Abyss may be more complicated than He Ao previously understood.

He Ao hasn’t seen the described starry sky either through the breach in the Copy World or in the Character Card.

If this starry sky really exists, it probably lies deep within the Abyss.

These wizards are indeed daring, venturing into any territory.

However, the system’s final reminder ’the starry sky is also watching you’ seems to have an underlying meaning.

Could it be that the starry sky in the Abyss truly has no connection to the real starry sky?

He Ao gathered his thoughts and took another look at the item description.

The first item seems like it could barely touch the threshold of the Angels.

The second item, ’Life Crown’, is obviously related to the Life Goddess as indicated by its name.

The ’Life Crown’ seems to be the reward from the ’Legendary Leader’ achievement.

Those who wear the crown will benefit all their followers.

But the side effects of this item seem substantial; it appears gentle but gradually leads one to madness.

’Life Crown’ is a group-effective Extraordinary Item that grants eternal life and can twist an entire civilization; it should also be an Angel-tier item.

And the last one, ’Entwined Eye.’

Using the starry sky to peer into Truth...

Those wizards played a truly mad game.

This item appears to be tainted by Divine Beings, also Angel-tier, similar to the ’Life Crown,’ and note that it’s mentioned twice.

It’s uncertain whether this contamination comes from the Mysterious Shadow or from a dear friend.

’Legendary Leader’ and ’Defier of Gods’ were both rolled onto two items; this was somewhat beyond He Ao’s expectations.

But no matter, he wants them all.

As He Ao’s thoughts wandered, new subtitles appeared in his field of view.

[Congratulations, you have triggered the ’Perfect Sovereign’ effect]

[Perfect Sovereign: When the player’s comprehensive evaluation reaches five stars, there is a chance to trigger, allowing for all reward options to undergo a ’Fusion Refresh.’ Success of ’Fusion Refresh’ will re-generate rewards at a Higher Positional Grade related to Mysticism from the previous rewards, if ’Fusion Refresh’ fails, it will revert to the previous rewards.]

[Do you wish to perform a ’Fusion Refresh’ of all rewards?]

He Ao’s comprehensive evaluation of five stars met the criteria to trigger ’Perfect Sovereign.’

Moreover, the achievements that were bound to be triggered this time, ’Genius Player’ and ’Epoch Scriber,’ were not activated, obviously because a prerequisite was triggered, waiting for a chain reaction.

He Ao’s gaze swept over the text, then quickly made the choice ’Yes.’

Although the chance of success is uncertain, this fusion has a baseline – if it fails, it can simply revert to the current rewards.

And as He Ao made his choice, new text boxes came into view.

[Performing ’Fusion Refresh’ for you]

[Extracting key elements of each reward]

[Checking element matching conditions]

[Attempting to fuse and extract the features of the elements]

[Congratulations, ’Genius Player’ effect triggered]

It seems ’Genius Player’ indeed affects the final fusion success rate.

[Congratulations, you have triggered the ’Epoch Scriber’ effect.]

[Upgrading matched items with key elements for you]

[Upgrade matching successful]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: The Forgotten Wheel of Stars]

[Tablet of the Eye of Truth:

The Prophet pointed out the way of fate for the final holy king; as the Wheel of Stars began turning, history’s ruts would drive into the fog of nothingness, giving mortals the power to change their fateful destruction.

Thus, the holy king summoned all wizards of the world, conveying the words of the Prophet.

Henceforth, the wizards acted; they collected starlight, captured the multitude of stars in the Endless Deep Dredging the Void.

They sensed the Peering into the Truth, so they tried to capture traces of Truth and imprisoned it with starlight.

Priests offered endless Sacrifices, begging the Life Goddess for strength, which became the thread connecting all things.

They did all this in secrecy, attempting to construct the eternal Wheel of Stars, altering the trajectory of history.

But in the end, the mortals’ actions were discovered.

Thus, fate proceeded to its predetermined end, as endless nothingness surged from between the stars, and the world turned into a wasteland before the Wheel of Stars could be completed.

Please note, the Wheel of Stars is incomplete; when you try to use the Wheel, it may not yield the results you want.

Please note, including Life itself, everything grand connected to the Wheel may turn its gaze upon you.

Please note, you are the master of the Wheel of Stars.

Please note, as you attempt to revise fate, fate is already gazing upon you.

Please note, you are in the now, not in history.

Please note, to fool fate is also to fool oneself.

Please note, the Wheel of Stars has Hidden Effects.]

[Congratulations, you have triggered the ’Almost’ effect]

[Almost: Instantly receive 1 Exchange Star upon achieving this, and an additional 3 Exchange Stars when the comprehensive evaluation reaches five stars, this is a one-time only reward. The reward for the task this time will be calculated as five stars for the comprehensive evaluation part.]

[Reward has been issued, please check.]