Chapter 186: Ma.s.sive Profit
A storm suddenly arrived.
Dense dark clouds covered the entirety of Stormy Island in a short amount of time. The professionals and professionals in the campsite were helpless. After all, the weather changed very quickly, and all it took was just a few seconds.
Luckily, the walls surrounding the campsite were st.u.r.dy. The people inside did not have the fear that the magical beasts would suddenly attack them.
But, it wasn’t as simple as it seemed. There was something wrong with this situation.
Nox and Norton quickly asked everyone to gather. They asked the soldiers in the legion and the players to climb up the wall and keep a lookout.
At this moment, Lautner was standing outside the temple. He also sensed a suffocating aura. If he had not been loyal to William, he would have run away. Fortunately, even though he was fearful, Lautner was stubborn. He gulped and continued to guard the door.
William slowly got up only after a few minutes.
He glanced at Burned Cinder and found his follower in a trance. Then, he looked at his notifications. He was shocked.
[Prompt: You have received a spirit fright. You did not have enough Intelligence. You lost control of your body for 30 seconds…]
[Prompt: You have received a spirit repression. You did not have enough Intelligence. You lost control of your body for 30 seconds…]
A long list of negative buffs, spirit fright, and repression.
They had all acc.u.mulated and caused William to lose control for a few minutes. In this while, if someone with malicious intentions had come, they would not have been able to defend and would be killed.
“But facing this spirit fright, even if I hadn’t lost control of my body, I have no way to defeat it…”
Slap! Slap! Slap!
William slapped Burned Cinder’s face. Even though William slapped him until his face was red, he did not come to. The prince was too lazy to care about him and ignored him. Losing control of his body did not mean that he was dead.
The negative buffs were spirit fright and repression, but this did not mean the person whom these buffs affected would be harmed. He did not need to worry that Burned Cinder would become an idiot.
Thus, he looked up and glanced at his surroundings. 100 magic lamps had been lit up and illuminated the entire hall.
The giant statue that was glowing lightly in front of him drew his attention in particular.
“Is this the Thunder G.o.d?”
The statue was 100 meters tall. Electric arcs swirled around it, and the statue was completely white. William did not know what material it was made out of.
The Thunder G.o.d held a Thunder Spear in his hand and was looking ahead. His eyes, looking like b.a.l.l.s of thunder, radiated light…
William did not hesitate to use his insight!
[Thunder G.o.d Statue]
[Material Quality: ???]
[Ability: ???]
[Height: 120 meters]
“So little information?” The corners of William’s lips twitched. They were definitely abusing his lack of experience.
“But the eyes of the Thunder G.o.d are precious.”
William wrung his hands. The eyes of the statue were like b.a.l.l.s of thunder that had materialized. They constantly radiated light and produced lightning. It was definitely good stuff, and the quality, surely, would not be below Legendary…
“I’m not sure whether I can take them.” William walked in front of the statue. The closer he got to the statue, the more repressed he felt. Even his attributes panel started to show a decrease…
Statues of deities often had some sort of halo ability.
This statue, for example, possessed a halo that reduced his intelligence…
William approached the statue, and all of his attributes continued to fall by 10%.
“This is all temporary.” William furrowed his eyebrows. His intentions were to continue getting closer. He walked on, and when just ten meters were left to the statue.
Less than 20% of his attributes remained…
If he continued to get closer, he might die…
But the eyes of the Thunder G.o.d seemed to have some sort of magic that made him want to get closer…
William slowly took a step forward!
[1% decrease in all attributes]
“There is hope!” William was shocked. He did not expect that his attributes would only drop by 1% as he got even closer to the statue.
But just as he was about to step forward…
Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from behind him!
“Master, be careful!!” Burned Cinder was finally awake. When he opened his eyes and saw William’s back, he felt a chill along his spine. His hair started to stand.
Meanwhile, it was as if Burned Cinder had been hit by an invisible force. He coughed up blood while in midair and was slammed against the wall. It was difficult to imagine how fiercely he had been attacked.
Due to the shout, William also became alert. He immediately dodged an incoming attack.
And in the next moment, he drew his Thunder Blades and slashed at the shadow who attacked him!
The long and narrow thunder sword energy flashed.
Bang!
The shadow dispersed…
But William couldn’t forget that half-rotten expression, as well as those eyes that were full of hate…
“Betrayer of the deities!” When William remembered this, he furrowed his eyebrows. He instantly went to Burned Cinder.
“What was that?” Burned Cinder gasped in shock. When he opened his eyes, he had seen that transparent shadow behind the Lord. The closer William got to the statue, the closer the shadow got to William.
“Nothing much. Just an idiot who was imprisoned.” William looked at the statue of Thunder G.o.d. No matter whether it was the halo around the statue, or the imprisoned ghosts, they were all threats.
Burned Cinder still had some doubts. “Was that a ghost?”
“More or less. But this is much worse than a ghost. Even though ghosts can move freely, they can be killed. But that shadow was different. If the statue is not destroyed, it will not die either!” William narrowed his eyes. That shadow was a special ghost. More accurately, it was a spirit.
It had been cursed with eternal life and was also given the ability to revive.
This was not a boon. This was a punishment that only betrayers would receive. Furthermore, only betrayers who committed extremely severe treachery would receive this frightening punishment. Thus, it was called ‘betrayer of the deities’.
“The ghost was imprisoned. It has memory and intelligence. It was originally harmless. But as it has been imprisoned for a long time, it has formed some special spirit attacks. It is not allowed to reincarnate, and it would be tortured by the statue. It has to protect the statue of the deity as it has been cursed. Otherwise, its willpower would be eliminated.
“Tsk, tsk, even after thousands of years of torture, its willpower has not been eliminated. It even wanted to attack me. How impressive.” William secretly guessed what the ghost wanted to do. It wanted to take his body while his attributes were dropping.
“But I am a player. Were you trying to steal my body while I lost control of my body just for a few minutes?” William pouted. He had a relaxed expression on his face, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
For the time being, he decided against approaching the statue. If there was a need to, he would find Moses to take apart the temple!
“Temple!”
“According to the information from the Legendary continent, there are three main G.o.ds. The G.o.d of Light, the G.o.d of Magic, and the G.o.ddess of Luck. There is also the mess of other deities.
“But have you heard of the Thunder G.o.d, the Fire G.o.d, and the Ocean G.o.d?”
Burned Cinder thought about it. “I have never heard of them, but I have seen some ancient records. It was said that there was a war during the era of the G.o.ds. Many deities had fallen. But the records aren’t clear, and everyone simply made a guess.”
“That’s right. Rationally, the Thunder G.o.d should be one of the main G.o.ds.” William rubbed his chin and silently thought about it.
“Master, you seem to understand the deities very well?” Burned Cinder cautiously asked.
William proudly picked his eyebrows. “It’s not much. As a child, when I couldn’t sleep, my mother would tell me stories of deities!”
“Master is very knowledgeable. You know about the era of the G.o.ds, as well as the skies and the sea. I truly respect you.” Burned Cinder’s eyes lit up. It was as if he was very interested in the deities.
It was a pity that William did not want to say much more. This secret information was very shocking. He had to leak them slowly and give his subordinates a small surprise. He wanted to shock them again and again. There was no need to reveal everything in one go…
If he did, how would he act in the future?
He knew how much stock he had left…
“Let’s go and look at the other halls. As for the main hall, it is not the house of the Thunder G.o.d. It is simply a temporary dwelling place. But it is already this big.” When William had seen the statue, he knew that this was not the hall where the Thunder G.o.d lived for long periods of time.
Based on the halls that he had entered before, if he encountered statues that were 1000 meters tall, it would be the true temple of the deity.
There was nothing good in the main hall. Other than the statue, only magic lamps were present, and there was nothing else.
It had to be emphasized.
The deities in the era of the G.o.ds liked to show off. They placed a statue in the ma.s.sive halls so that other creatures could worship them.
“But this temple has been preserved perfectly. If the other halls are also this perfect, I would be rich!” William gulped. He walked around the statue and went behind.
“Four large gates.” Burned Cinder widened his eyes. There were four gates behind the temple. What could be inside?
William looked at all four doors. He deeply pondered about the characters on the left side of the door first from the left. For now, he could only determine that they could enter the door on the right.
He was very familiar with the symbol on that door.
It meant that he had encountered such a door many times. If he was not wrong, it was the door to the tribute hall…
Therefore, William pointed towards it.
“Open that door!” Even though he was familiar with it, it would always be better to let his subordinates explore first.
It was like this in novels, right?
People in power would typically send their subordinates to explore…
He was not lucky enough.
He was not as impressive as the protagonists in novels. But he was not alone. He would definitely ask someone else to explore.
“…” Burned Cinder was slightly conflicted, but he resolutely walked over. He slowly opened the door.
Creak, creak!
There was an ear-piercing sound.
The door of the hall was opened.
It was pitch black inside.
No one knew what was inside…
William slowly went closer and took out the Epic Thunder Blade. This was his new weapon. It was long, and it could be used to attack other enemies.
Hmm!
It was mainly to deal with the magical beasts with thick skins.
Furthermore, it could prevent others from attacking him.
He pointed the long spear at the gate and asked Burned Cinder to continue.
When the door was completely opened, the magic lamps inside lit up. When no accidents happened, they finally sighed.
But at this moment, they could also clearly see what was inside the hall…
“What the f**k?” Burned Cinder could not help but widen his eyes. There was a small pile of white crystals. Dense magic filled the entire hall, and it felt like it was about to become a gas.
“Magical stones!” William was in disbelief. These were not magical crystals. They were magical stones!
“Master, we’ve struck rich, we’ve struck rich…” Burned Cinder had lived for a long time, but he had never seen any magical stones. He had only heard of them. In the distant human nations and empires, rich professionals would use magical stones to train.
[Magical stone]
[Quality: Top]
[Use: Carrying one piece will give double experience for 24 hours]
[Use: NPCs can directly use it to train]
[Limit: Chosen ones can only use one piece every three days]
William sighed. The number of magical stones was mind-boggling. There were at least several thousand pieces, and he could not even estimate their worth. Those 180 magical crystals had not been spent for nothing. To a Lord like him, top magical stones could hasten the training pace of professionals. This was a ma.s.sive profit.
He glanced at his surroundings and started putting everything in his s.p.a.ce ring. When he opened the door of the hall, the magic boundary had dispersed. If he did not store it, the magic would slowly disperse.
But as they were in the process of storing the magical stones.
Their eyes gazed upon a few bottles. In particular, a dozen of them almost caused William’s eyeb.a.l.l.s to drop out…
“d.a.m.n! Life Potion in bottles?”
“I have never even drunk ten drops of Life Potion. Are you giving me bottles now?”
“Were deities all tyc.o.o.ns?”
William’s eyes lit up.
He had never encountered a complete temple. He had only visited the remains of them in Instance Dungeons. He did not gain many resources, and there were times when he even made losses…
For a moment… he had a thought…
If he had robbed the temple, he would be crazy rich, right?