Chapter 529: Legendary Heavy Treasure: Mist Pavilion and Eight Formation Map
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
[“You have entered the City of Humans!”]
In his eyes, the bright yellow light that represented humankind’s power of providence was gone.
Ji Ye arrived at the private room that belonged to Dragon City in the quaint, well-decorated Three Thousand Restaurant again.
Ting! Ting! Ting!
However, unlike before, when he opened the door and walked out, he heard a piece of pleasant music mixed with the sounds of dragons and phoenixes!
“The sounds of dragons and phoenixes indicate that an honorable guest has arrived!”
An enjoyable voice came from a distance.
In the lobby outside of the private room, Yu Long, the manager who looked like an angel wore a long dress, whose hem touched the ground but remained unstained, and a big smile.
Behind her, a band of a hundred musicians in formal clothes was playing music.
There was a three-eyed young man who was patting a bronze musical instrument with bare arms, an old man who was playing pipa in a scholar’s robe, and a woman who wore a veil and strummed a konghou.
There was even a cute little girl who was knocking a special Qiuniu drum with her tiny fists.
She was next to a boy who wore a golden locket. The boy was tapping two tablets made of elephant teeth, but he couldn’t keep up with the rhythm and sweated hard.
Ding, ding, ding. Dong, dong, dong…
All the musical instruments were playing together and sending out perky soundwaves that formed dragons and phoenixes, which cheered and danced around Ji Ye merrily!
“Manager Yu Long… What’s this about?”
Ji Ye looked around in surprise.
The musicians were all looking at him in delight and excitement.
“They’re all residents in the City of Humans. They’re expressing their admiration for a Legendary Chosen One who has defeated a powerful alien!”
Yu Long waved her hand and stopped the band. All the musicians instantly rose. The smiling little girl grabbed the boy who was almost crying and bowed at Ji Ye together with everybody else!
“You flatter me.”
Ji Ye solemnly took a step back.
“You deserve our respect!”
Then, they finally packed up their musical instruments and disappeared.
The lobby suddenly became empty and cold without music.
After all, up to this point, Dragon City was the only settlement from Earth that had accomplished the Road to Legendary quest, and Ji Ye was the first one to come from Dragon City.
“Do they all live in the City of Humans?”
After the musicians left, Ji Ye asked the female manager in purple.
“Yes. We all entered this place when the Land of Inheritance was opened last time, and we were allowed to stay thanks to the blessing of our predecessors.”
Yu Long nodded.
While Dragon City accomplished the Road to Legendary quest, a lot of ancient remnants such as the green Flood Dragon had been encountered.
From them, more information about the previous openings of the Land of Inheritance was learned.
The survivors in the last round of the Land of Inheritance were allowed to migrate their close ones to the special planes as long as they were Legendary or above.
The people in those planes had access to the Land of Inheritance directly when it was opened in this round.
If anyone became Mythological, they could let their close ones stay in the cities of providence of their respective species as residents so that they didn’t have to take part in the cruel compet.i.tions.
Therefore, even if the residents seemed too old, too young, or even too weak, there must be Mythological experts behind them.
For example, the mysterious “boss” that the female manager and the waiters mentioned. He owned the Three Thousand Restaurant which boasted countless projections!
However, speaking of the residents in the City of Humans, while they had powerful backgrounds, they were not very condescending. They were not even as arrogant as the green Flood Dragon, which was only the descendant of Transcendent creatures.
They were more like ordinary people who lived and worked here, and they showed enough respect for Ji Ye who was only a Legendary player.
“Because the City of Humans is only a temporary residence with limited capacity, to reduce the consumption as much as possible, only ordinary people live here except for those who have made great achievements.
“Also, it’s made of the power of providence of all human settlements. If humankind fails the compet.i.tion, the City of Humans will be no more!”
Yu Long obviously guessed what was on Ji Ye’s mind and then said.
“Honorable guest, you must’ve come to the City of Humans for the Legendary test of your settlement, right?”
Then, she changed the subject and asked Ji Ye with a smile.
As a matter of fact, she left something unsaid, which was that the residents in the City of Humans would eventually be summoned to the settlements as ordinary people!
If they were too condescending towards the members of the settlements at this moment, they wouldn’t be welcomed later even if they had powerful supporters.
“Do you know the content of the Legendary test?”
Ji Ye’s eyes glittered.
Last time, Yu Long had hinted that they should enter the Battlefield of Providence as soon as possible, allowing Dragon City, which was still “Twin Dragon Island” back then, to make a fortune in the Battlefield of Providence and become much stronger than other settlements.
Did she have any inside information this time?
“Sorry, we actually don’t have much information about things outside of the City of Humans.
“However, the list of items that you may acquire has just been updated, so I have some guesses!”
Yu Long shook her head.
Her purple hairpin in the shape of b.u.t.terflies shivered, making her even more charming!
“Items?”
Ji Ye took out his Legendary City of Humans Card, which had turned orange, and projected the list of items available.
A bunch of items appeared in front of them in the form of minimized holographs.
“The first difference is that, since you have a Legendary City of Humans Card, you are qualified to purchase offerings and keepsakes!” Yu Long said.
“Offerings and keepsakes?”
Ji Ye triggered a thought.
Immediately, the items in his eyes were screened and sorted.
The first items he saw were three black guillotines in the shape of lying beasts. They looked very intimidating!
[Three Guillotines of the Righteous Lord]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-5]
[Rarity: Legendary, Offering, Keepsake, Rare]
[Description: From Earth. It’s said that Bao Zheng was given three guillotines by the Emperor. The dragon-head guillotine was meant to execute members of the royal family, the tiger-head guillotine was meant to execute corrupted officials, and the dog-head guillotine was meant to execute evil civilians.]
[Note: They deal greater damage to vicious soul creatures.]
[Price: 299,999 Civilization Coins]
He had never seen any item that had four elements in the rarity row.
Not only was it a keepsake and an offering that could summon the hero, but it was also a piece of Legendary equipment. It was Rare too, which meant that the item could only be bought several times, or even only once!
In particular, the offering corresponded with Bao Zheng, who was an important official in the Song Dynasty!
Undoubtedly, in terms of position, he might not be the most powerful official in ancient times; but in terms of fame and popularity, he was definitely one of the most welcomed officials of all dynasties!
Of course, he was a Legendary figure.
He might not even be just any Legendary figure. In folklore, Bao Zheng worked in the human world during the day and in the netherworld when he was sleeping. He even became the fifth king in the netherworld after he died!
It was safe to say that he could be described as a demiG.o.d like Guan Yu was.
“It only costs 300,000? That’s so cheap!”
After seeing the stats and price of the Three Guillotines of the Righteous Lord, Ji Ye instantly felt the urge of buying it.
It was also because he was rich. He had an astonishingly high balance in his Legendary City of Humans Card.
The dragons had already discovered with their reconnaissance skill that Ji Ye, as the Master of Dragon City, personally destroyed dozens of alien settlements and killed countless aliens.
A lot of those aliens carried Civilization Coins, which were transferred to him after they died. As a result, the balance in Ji Ye’s card was quite high.
Also, Honor points could be converted to ten times more Civilization Coins.
Ji Ye had calculated that, if he were to spend all his Honor, the total number of his Civilization Coins would reach fifty million, which meant that he could afford a dozen items similar to the Three Guillotines of the Righteous Lord.
He was truly a millionaire at this moment!
“I don’t have to rush. Let’s see what else is out there.”
However, Ji Ye wasn’t really a reckless man anyway.
Also, one Bao Zheng wouldn’t bring a qualitative change to Dragon City at this moment.
Besides, to be honest, while Ji Ye admired the officials of honor and integrity from ancient times, he didn’t want anyone too fastidious to be in his group.
Of course, the real Lord Bao shouldn’t be as stubborn as he was said to be.
After all, a man who was that stubborn couldn’t have been promoted to such high positions in the court.
“On the other hand, I can directly buy corresponding offerings right now.
“Does this mean that when a person becomes Legendary, he’ll be qualified to decide what parts of history or civilization to keep?”
While thinking, Ji Ye continued reading the list.
He saw all kinds of Transcendent and Legendary items that carried different stats.
Xin Qiji’s brush, Bai Qi’s killing sword, Zheng He’s map, The Emperor Wu of Han’s royal decree, Wu Zetian’s empty monument, Beethoven’s music scores, Madame Curie’s flasks…
Each of the offerings represented a Legendary person that had left remarkable traces on the history of the Earth civilizations.
Also, when Ji Ye extended his hand and pressed the items on the list, small pictures would show up.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
Every character that Xin Qiji wrote with his brush turned into a determined and relentless soldier who was ready to sacrifice himself.
He attacked the enemy camp with only fifty men and captured Zhang Xingguo, a traitor, alive amid ten thousand enemies.
Those soldiers clearly obeyed Xin Qiji and Xin Qiji alone!
Slash! Slash! Slash!
As for Bai Qi’s killing sword, it would become more powerful for each creature it killed.
Bai Qi slaughtered a million people in his life, which was half of the total population in the Warring States Period. His sword, as an offering, was probably something that only he dared to touch.
Such offerings were mostly “exclusive”, as other people couldn’t pa.s.s their tests.
Of course, while their levels and ratings were generally lower than those of historical figures, some fictional heroes had also been rated as Legendary because of their fame or popularity.
Their keepsakes were available too. For example, Bai Suzhen’s armor, the straw hat from One Piece, Tony Stark’s armor, Li Xiaoyao’s sword, Yi Yeshu’s staff…
Apart from the offerings and keepsakes that belonged to individuals, Ji Ye even found group keepsakes that worked for communities, such as the Book of Wumu that summoned the Yue Army.
[Records of the Grand Historian]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-5]
[Rarity: Legendary, Rare, Keepsake]
[Description: This is a history book that records important kings, n.o.bles, lords, generals, and events. It can be considered as a keepsake, and one may summon characters from it with Transcendent power.]
[Note: If you gather all the 24 history books, you can combine them into a Mythological General History of Chidragon.]
[Price: 588,888 Civilization Coins]
Although it wasn’t an offering, it was clearly more valuable than the Three Guillotines of the Righteous Lord because it was a Legendary item by itself, and it recorded half of the history of the country ranging from the age of the Yellow Emperor to the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han.
It included the myths about the emperors in the primordial age, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties that the Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds was set in, and the pre-Qin age when the Qi refiners still existed…
More importantly, Ji Ye believed that the Records of the Grand Historian must’ve included the period when the last batch of players was active on the Land of Inheritance.
Could those players be summoned as heroes?
If they could, what would it mean to the existing players?
Not just the Records of the Grand Historian, Ji Ye also saw other history books such as the Book of Han, the History of Song, and the History of Ming. When they were combined, they could form a Mythological “General History of Chidragon”!
“Mythological!”
Ji Ye’s heart stirred.
To be honest, Legendary figures and items weren’t too attractive to Dragon City.
Ji Ye was already Legendary. Besides, after destroying Transcendent alien settlements, it was possible to find Quasi Legendary offerings that might summon Legendary characters.
Therefore, the Legendary heroes in Dragon City did not just include Cao Cao and Guan Yu. A two-digit number of Legendary aliens had already been killed by them.
However, Dragon City had never touched any Mythological items yet.
The opportunity to get one seemed to be right in front of his eyes!
“24 history books… Wait, 26 history books… If all the 26 Legendary items are combined, it will be possible to create a Mythological item.
“However, are they all worth it?”
Ji Ye’s eyes flashed.
Dragon City could afford the 26 history books at this moment!
It was because not all the history books were as expensive as the Records of the Grand Historian.
The Records of the Grand Historian included half of the total history of the country, which was why it was so expensive.
The history books for the dynasties that were shorter or less popular were actually quite cheap. They were mostly around 250 thousand Civilization Coins and were worth about six million in total.
The price was too high for Ji Ye himself, but he wasn’t the only person qualified to shop. During the reward phase of the Road to Legendary quest, not only did he get a Legendary card, but more than ten players of Dragon City received Quasi Legendary cards too. There was also Guan Yu, a top hero who had also acquired a Legendary card.
If they bought the items separately, they could totally gather up the 26 history books and combine them into a Mythological item!
However, if they did that, the “purchase quota” of the top warriors of Dragon City would probably be used up.
The rule of the City of Humans was that everybody had a quota that was proportional to their contribution to humankind. If the quota was used up, it was impossible to buy anything else no matter how many Civilization Coins they had!
So, was it really worth it to spend everything on a Mythological item?
“Never mind. It’s not really necessary!”
After thinking carefully for a moment, Ji Ye finally decided to give up.
It was truly unnecessary to spend the quota that the leadership of Dragon City had acc.u.mulated for such a long time on a Mythological item that was mainly a “keepsake”.
As the Master of Dragon City, he could ask Guan Yu to buy things, and Guan Yu would unlikely turn him down.
However, it was definitely not a wise decision. The most important thing for Dragon City at this moment was the advancement test. To buy useful and affordable Legendary items was a more sensible choice!
Ji Ye continued reading the list of items.
Very soon, he did see a Legendary item that could almost be called “useful and affordable”.
[Mist Pavilion]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-6]
[Rarity: Legendary]
[Description: The paintings of 24 contributors may be hung inside the Mist Pavilion. After they die, they will be resurrected, but their Honor will be consumed. Their level after resurrection depends on the Honor that was consumed.]
[Price: 360,000 Civilization Coins]
Most people of Chidragon were no strangers to the Mist Pavilion.
In the 17th year of the Zhenguan period, the most famous emperor of the Tang Dynasty, respected as the Heavenly Khan by the nomads, was already old and reminisced about his prime years.
Several of his old followers had already died. So, he asked a great painter to draw the 24 greatest contributors and hang their paintings in the Mist Pavilion in honor of them.
Since then, to be painted and kept in the Mist Pavilion became the greatest glory for all officials in the Tang Dynasty!
Obviously, because of the great emperor’s deeds and the admiration of thousands of descendants, this Legendary item was given the Transcendent power of resurrecting the contributors.
“A treasure that enables resurrections!”
Earnestness flashed in Ji Ye’s eyes.
This Transcendent “heavy treasure” was obviously what Dragon City needed most at this moment.
If the Legendary heroes such as Guan Yu and Cao Cao or the heroes who could fight a lot of enemies at the same time such as Zhao Yun and Li Yuanba could be resurrected, they would have nothing to fear in battles, and each of them could execute multiple enemies in their own level.
It was also of great significance to the players.
After all, if the natives died, they had an opportunity to be reborn with their Honor, but if the players died, they would be transferred to another settlement.
If the paintings of the central players such as Elder Meng and Li Qing were hung inside it, the stability of Dragon City could be ensured.
In addition, Ji Ye intended to accolade the personnel who distinguished themselves in the Road to Legendary phase, like how he nominated stars with the Monument of Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends, so that the morale of Dragon City could be boosted as much as possible before the advancement test.
“This item is slightly expensive as an expendable item, but considering its significance for a settlement, it’s actually quite cheap.
“I have to buy the Mist Pavilion!”
Ji Ye made up his mind, but he wasn’t in a hurry to make the payment. Instead, he continued reading.
The list was so long that he hadn’t even finished one page yet.
Very soon, his eyes were attracted to a scroll that was full of patterns, characters, and marks.
[Eight Formation Maze]
[Level: Transcendent]
[Rarity: Legendary, Unique]
[Description: If the maze is built with stones, it can trap a hundred thousand soldiers; if the maze is built with men, they can defeat a million enemies.]
[Price: 288,888 Civilization Coins]
It was another famous Legendary heavy treasure in the history of Chidragon.
Also, when he read the detailed stats of the Eight Formation Maze, Ji Ye found that it could be further improved just like the Records of the Grand Historian.
This Eight Formation Maze was just a scroll of the stone maze that Zhuge Liang set up, whereas the real Eight Formation Maze, created by the Yellow Emperor and his general Fenghou, should be Mythological.
The item was relatively cheap because it wasn’t really capable of trapping a hundred thousand soldiers. The people of Dragon City had to set up the array together.
“Huh, there are Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise in the Eight Formation Maze too?
“If so, wouldn’t it be a perfect match with the feng shui formation in Dragon City? Li Chunfeng has been revived with Honor. I’ll let someone ask him later. If it’s useful, I’ll buy it too!”
Ji Ye thought while he read the scroll which seemed simple but consisted of the greatest wisdom in ancient times.
Although he didn’t know the specific content of the advancement, Dragon City was undoubtedly the core, and it could never be wrong to build up its defense.
After choosing the items, Ji Ye was still not in a hurry to make the payment. He continued reading.
After all, now that he had abandoned buying the history books, he almost had enough money to buy anything else.
He had to admit that Zhuge Liang was truly a great genius. Ji Ye saw a few other items that he created.
There were the scrolls of Wooden Horses and Bulls, which could cross mountains easily; the Seven Star Lamp, which could keep someone alive no matter how heavily wounded he was as long as it wasn’t destroyed; the Zhuge Bow, whose second arrow would be twice as powerful if its first arrow hit the target.
There were also many Legendary items from foreign literature, movies, and games.
Captain America’s shield, Batman’s cape, Emperor Scorpion’s bracelet, the Sword in the Stone, Infinity Edge, planet engine…
Each of the items had powerful Legendary stats that could significantly strengthen an individual and even a settlement.
Many of the stats were so alluring that even Ji Ye felt the urge to “swipe his card” immediately.
“Right, I remember that the boss mentioned this before.
“If the Honor and contributions that a person has acc.u.mulated pa.s.s a certain hidden threshold, he’ll be qualified to buy Quasi Mythological keepsakes as well as the embryos of the Mythological items!”
When Ji Ye almost made up his mind to pay for the items, Yu Long thought of something and added.