bookcurios Chapter 642: Legend of the Imperial Tool (2)
Chapter 642: Legend of the Imperial Tool (2)
These dangerous species are mostly larger, extraordinary creatures with various special abilities. Their degree of danger varies according to their level.
The lowest level, the fifth-tier dangerous species, are ferocious beasts found everywhere, easily hunted by normal hunters. The fourth-tier dangerous species are the more ferocious among wild beasts, but their combat power does not exceed that of Earth creatures. The third-tier dangerous species are larger than normal creatures and far surpass mortals in strength. The second-tier dangerous species are mainly Asiatic dragons and some phantom creatures. The first-tier dangerous species are mostly dragons, powerful enough to destroy entire towns. At the top are the super-dangerous species, not only of enormous size but also possessing various miraculous superpowers. Among them, the god-level dangerous species even have the power to destroy countries or even the world.
Generally speaking, the humans in this world are both fearful and greedy towards dangerous creatures. They desire the precious materials they possess, but they also fear their power. You can't help but wonder, clearly wanting to kill a creature, yet not being prepared to be killed yourself. Isn't this mindset strange?
According to the memories you've received, the history of this world is, in a sense, the history of humanity's struggle against dangerous species. The Western Kingdom, in its struggle against these dangerous species, learned to use alchemy to compel them to fight their own kind. Meanwhile, its eastern neighbor, the Millennium Empire, took a different approach.
[About a thousand years ago, in order to maintain his long-term rule, the founding emperor of the Millennium Empire used unimaginable wealth and power to summon the world's top craftsmen. Using extremely dangerous species as materials, combined with rare metals such as Orichalcum and a large number of lost secret techniques, they developed forty-eight unreplicable weapons, which they called "Imperial Gear."]
[Alchemy? Imperial weapon? Your eyes sparkle. This world must be very interesting, right?]
[Considering that the Origin Spirit you so desperately want to kill doesn't exist in this world, nor does a neighboring world centered around her, you won't stay here for long. However, time doesn't really mean anything to you. If you wish, you could stay in this world for a long time.]
[However, it's unlikely that I could take the relatively large alchemical puppet with me before leaving this world. But if I could accumulate enough spiritual energy in this world and take a few powerful imperial tools back with me, I should be able to kill the Origin Spirit, right?]
[It's just that you're not quite sure how to break free from the constraints of this world and return to Tiangong City. Perhaps it will require far greater spiritual power than before, as well as more time.]
You accumulate spiritual power by dragging humans into your own shadow, devouring them without leaving a trace, and using the power of the Time-Eating City to devour their time. To this end, you have killed over ten thousand people, and as a result, you are considered the most evil elf—even though those ten thousand people killed were all people with bad behavior, like the duo you encountered earlier. You inexplicably feel that in this world, you may have more opportunities to take action.
On June 1021, 6, you found a place to stay in Naduham City, in the bustling workshop area. You will remain here for the next period of time, accumulating spiritual energy while mass-producing a legion of clones capable of long-term activity.
Your angel is Kekedi. The hour hand is a pistol, the minute hand is a rifle, and your ability is to manipulate shadows and time. Because the angel's power is so great, it comes at a price. Whenever you use your power, you consume your own "time," or lifespan. To prevent your own time from running out, you must devour the lives of others. You forcibly take away the time of everyone within the shadow barrier, "Eclipse City."
[Also, I must mention your Eight Bullets ability. This ability allows you to split yourself into different timelines, allowing past selves to reappear. Each clone can independently wield the Flintlock Pistol, and can use the Time-Eating Castle and Shadow. However, they cannot use their own ability bullets. Furthermore, since the clone's active limit is proportional to the time spent, you must spend a lot of time on this.]
From June 1021, 6, to February 17, 1022, you spent nearly six months establishing yourself in Naduham and integrating into human society. During this time, you not only experienced rape every three days but also witnessed all sorts of scumbags.
This world practices a repressive policy centered on the nobility. This isn't limited to the Western Kingdom; the Millennium Empire is said to be even worse. Various demons disguised as humans roam rampant and arrogant. You witnessed firsthand the cruel game of nobles trampling children to death on horseback. Naturally, you wouldn't show mercy to these people. In just six months, you've accumulated a vast amount of "time" and acquired a wealth of knowledge.
[At the same time, as a powerful intelligence collector, you have dispersed your clones throughout the city of Naduham, constantly collecting intelligence and learning knowledge for you.]
After a long period of hard work, you have not only successfully integrated into human society and established your own identity, but you have also passively learned the alchemy of this world. Not only can you refine various potions and alchemical supplies, you can even successfully refine dangerous species below level three. (You have learned the life skill: Special Alchemy (Elementary))
[According to your understanding of the situation, the Western Kingdom and the Millennium Empire have been at war in recent years, and there have been many instances of battles between imperial artifacts and alchemical puppets.]
Generally speaking, alchemy is more powerful than imperial weapons. In the last dozen or so battles, the Millennium Empire has suffered almost complete defeat. The Western Kingdom, controlling an ancient fire dragon named Koruga, has left the enemy powerless.
The Millennium Empire's sole victory came courtesy of a sword-shaped Imperial Artifact called the March of the Dead: Eight Chambers. Its function was to record eight creatures (human or animal) killed and summon them in battle. Its wielder was a seemingly young girl. Currently, one extremely dangerous species and four exceptionally dangerous species were sealed within it, and its destructive power was astonishing.
[You almost instantly took a fancy to this imperial weapon. As long as you can use it to collect more powerful creatures, you will definitely be able to defeat the Origin Spirit!]
You've always been a very proactive person. With your omnipresent clone, you quickly gathered information about that little girl. Her name is Kuronetsu, and she's a member of the Empire's secret Hunter Corps. Her arrival on the battlefield was accidental, intended to slay Koruga and add a more powerful and dangerous "record" to the March of the Dead, Eighth House.
On March 1022, 3, you quietly left Naduham and came to a mountain not far from the battlefield, observing the battle from above.