章 12: Fallen Light, Gold-Grade Artifact!
編集者: Atlas Studios
Magical artifacts and magic skills were also classified into five different grades from lowest to highest: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond.
They were also more precious than skills!
After all, skills could be learned, but magical artifacts were unique.
Although the silver grade was only a grade higher than the bronze grade, it was considered very good.
In fact, even Abyssal Knights were not able to obtain a gold-grade artifact. Their main weapons were silver-grade weapons.
As for a newly-awakened Apprentice Demon Hunter like Chen Gou, having a bronze-grade artifact was usually enough to show off to others.
Besides, the Ancient Silver Cross Necklace artifact had a Light Attribute. It could cause additional damage to dark creatures, which made it worth a lot more.
It was definitely a fine item among silver-grade artifacts.
Many Abyssal Knights in the Blue Wave World would be very happy to get it.
Chen Gou brushed away the dust on the necklace and put it around his neck before hiding the pendant under his clothes.
This way, other people would not notice he was wearing a magical accessory.
Unfortunately, he had too few skills now. It was too hard to test the form and power of the cross' flame of light.
After confirming that this was the only magical artifact in the sacristy and he had not missed anything, Chen Gou left the place and went to Paul's spacious and luxurious study to wait for him.
He turned on the television and saw that all the channels were reporting about the latest status of the epidemic.
TV stations were also detailing the entire epidemic from beginning to end.
A month ago, a Boeing 777 flying from Berlin to the USA had landed quietly at New York's JFK International Airport with most of the 200 people on board mysteriously dead.
A huge wooden coffin had been stuffed in the cargo hold of the plane, and inside had been the sealed Master!
Thus, a disaster comparable to the epidemic had begun.
The Master had long since escaped from the airport and was hiding in some unknown sewer.
As a progenitor, he seldom fought personally unless he had to. He usually controlled the Strigoi and made them attack humans to expand his own tribe and territory.
Humans were on the decline, while Strigoi were on the rise.
This disaster could not be completely resolved without finding the Master and killing him.
However, it was nearly impossible to do so under the vigilant watch of the Strigoi.
First of all, the Master's body was inhabited by a red bloodworm, and sunlight would not be able to kill it easily. Destroying his host body would not be conclusive either. As long as the bloodworm escaped, it would be able to parasitize someone else.
Secondly, it was hard to find him unless he showed up of his own accord.
Only the Fallen Light could achieve that in the entire world.
This was because the legendary Fallen Light contained a method that could kill the Master once and for all.
If the Fallen Light was used as bait, the Master would certainly be tempted to snatch it.
As far as he was concerned, almost nothing in this world would be able to threaten him once he destroyed the Fallen Light.
According to the original plot, Quinlan had also used this to lure the Master out of his lair and cut off his host body.
However, the Master's bloodworm had escaped and caused Quinlan to fail.
What Chen Gou needed to do was replicate the same beginning and process but change the final outcome.
After killing a Boss like the Master, how many levels would he be able to level up by and what kind of magical materials or magic skills could he obtain?
The door of the study was suddenly pushed open, and Paul rushed in while panting. "Lord Holy Envoy, I've followed your order and brought the Fallen Light!"
He bowed in front of the desk as he presented a huge book that resembled a canonical text. It was the Fallen Light!
Legend had it that it dated back so far as the birth of the Master. The cover was silver so as to prevent vampires from directly touching it.
The early morning sunlight made the illustrations on the silver pages reflect light, and the text inside was all handwritten, very closely together, and filled 100 lines per page.
The method used to completely destroy the Master was hidden in these words and illustrations.
Given Chen Gou's level, he could not decipher them yet.
The original ending of this book was also very f*cked up—the Master was eventually killed by an atomic bomb, which had almost nothing to do with this book.
While following the show, Chen Gou, who had been unhappy with the outcome, had deliberately gone to read the original novel.
The true secret recorded in the Fallen Light was the location of the seven progenitors' birthplaces. As long as these places were destroyed, the progenitors born there would perish as well.
Chen Gou injected magic into the silver book, and the information he received startled him on the spot.
[Fallen Light: Knowledge Magical Artifact]
[Origin: Abyssal World of The Strain]
[Grade: Gold]
[Attribute: None]
[Skill: None]
[Description: This canonical text, which was written by Demon Hunters, contains the method that can destroy the seven progenitors of vampires and very important knowledge and secrets. Throughout the passage of time, it has witnessed 1,000 years of enmity between mankind and the Master. It also carries the hopes of all generations of Demon Hunters.]
[Remark: It is of a very high grade and contains a strong Magic Origin, but it hasn't existed as a weapon ever since its creation.]
It was actually a gold-grade artifact!
It was a pity that it was useless. The power inside couldn't be unleashed at all and wouldn't help in battle.
Don't tell me that a gold-grade artifact has no other use other than letting someone look at it?
Chen Gou was obviously very unresigned, as this was his first gold-grade artifact.
After a long moment of contemplation, he summoned the system and asked how many Magic Origin Points he could get if he offered the Fallen Light.
The response he got was 4,000 points!
Only 1,000 Magic Origin Points were needed for a random skill draw!
Is this what people mean when they say 'when one door closes, another one opens'?
This way, I basically won't have to worry about my skills after I've risen to Level 5.
Chen Gou had a smile on his face, but nobody could see it because of the silver mask he was wearing.
After a moment, he offered the bronze-grade Corrosive Poison Skill Crystal that he had gotten from the bakery to the system and obtained 150 Magic Origin Points.
He then used them all up to expand the storage space given by the system to roughly 3,000 cubic centimeters, which was enough to store the Fallen Light.
Since this book was still useful, he had to keep it for the time being.
Expanding a storage space under 5,000 cubic centimeters was very cheap, but the price would soar after that limit was reached.
"Paul, I have a new mission for you."
"Lord Holy Envoy, please give me an order. I'll definitely do my best to follow it!"
Paul had witnessed the disappearance of the silver canonical text from Chen Gou's hands and seen a "miracle". Thus, he had become even more pious and no longer had any doubts about Chen Gou's identity as a heavenly envoy.
"Find an auction house and send a message that you're auctioning off the Fallen Light."
"Yes."
Paul was ready to turn around after agreeing. Now that the Strigoi were still restricted to a few areas such as Red Hook, humans remained optimistic about the future and believed that they would be able to wipe out the vampires when the government was mobilized.
Therefore, centers of commerce such as Manhattan were still operating as usual.
"Hold on."
Chen Gou stopped Cardinal Paul, who had walked to the door, and said in a deep voice, "Also, have someone hire an electrical installation team and fill the church, especially this study, with ultraviolet lamps and backup power. This must be done by tonight!"
By releasing the news of the Fallen Light outside, he wanted to draw Demon Hunters Abraham and Quinlan. This was the fastest way to find them.
However, the vampires would also likely be drawn over.
Although it was highly unlikely that the Master would personally come, it would be hard to deal with even four or five Feelers.
Besides, the Master was accompanied by Thomas, a former Nazi officer that had transformed into a Strigoi, who had followed him for decades. He was also on par with high-level Strigoi, and his strength was definitely above that of the Feelers and second to the Master's.
Given Chen Gou's current strength, he still didn't dare meet him now.
After the ultraviolet lamps were installed, unless the Master was personally present, this study would be an insurmountable minefield for vampires
That afternoon, thanks to Chen's First Law, the installation team completed the installation of the ultraviolet lamps with great efficiency.
The next night, Abraham paid a visit to the church.
It was a day sooner than Chen Gou had expected, so it was obvious that he had been following the news of the Fallen Light all along…
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