Chapter 192 - 137: The Golden Ancient Tree Breaks Through the Soil, Hidden Attributes Skyrocket

Chapter 192: Chapter 137: The Golden Ancient Tree Breaks Through the Soil, Hidden Attributes Skyrocket

[Golden Ancient Tree]

[Quality: Epic (Growing)]

[Tree Age: 300 Years (Growth Period)]

[Ability: Golden Law (Inactive)]

[Tree’s Blessing: Golden Child Lv. 1 (All members in the territory receive All Attributes +5%, Talent +10)]

(Note: For every 100 years the tree ages, the Golden Child Talent Level will increase by 1, granting an additional 5% to All Attributes and an extra +2 to Talent, up to a maximum of Level 10.)

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"An ability that increases the Attributes and Talent of all my people? That’s so powerful!"

Shen Xing was overjoyed.

Needless to say, the 5% increase to All Attributes was incredibly potent.

That alone made the investment of three Tears of the Rain God completely worth it.

After all, if used directly on Soldier Types, it would only increase the Attributes of three individuals by 15%!

But this ability increased the Attributes of everyone—all several hundred Soldier Types in the territory, and even the Slave Laborers, would benefit.

The total bonus wasn’t even in the same league.

As for the +10 to Talent, this was also an outrageously powerful boost.

As mentioned before, Talent is a Hidden Attribute, but it affects every person, and indeed, every living creature.

In the Land of Mist, all creatures are born with different levels of Talent.

For Soldier Types, the higher their initial Talent, the easier it is for them to awaken their intelligence and the higher the probability of them learning Skills.

Hellish Roar and Blood Roar were prime examples of this.

They were recruited alongside other Beastmen, but they were far more intelligent.

The same was true for other Soldier Types; those with higher Talent had greater intelligence and were more worthy of being cultivated.

’On the forums, there’s a player who specializes in researching these Hidden Attributes.’

’Besides Talent, there’s also Luck, Charisma, Critical Strike Rate, Critical Damage, and so on...’

’Among them, Talent is the easiest to encounter and quantify, so it has the most reference data. Someone even compiled a detailed chart.’

Shen Xing recalled the information from the forums, continuing his train of thought.

’According to this player, the values can be roughly divided into several tiers.’

’1 to 10 points is ordinary Talent. Most initial Soldier Types, Slave Laborers, and the like fall into this category.’

’10 to 30 is excellent. Some special Soldier Types, like Werewolves, Human Race Archers, and Half-Dragons, are in this range.’

’They have higher initial intelligence and can execute more complex commands.’

’30 to 50 is exceptional. This level of Talent is beyond what an initial Soldier Type can achieve.’

’You can only reach this level by selecting Soldier Types with decent initial Talent and then slowly cultivating them and increasing their Potential.’

’Generally speaking, a Soldier Type with this level of Talent has the Potential to become a Hero.’

’Then there’s the 50 to 80 range. Soldier Types or subjects at this level often have extremely profound attainments in certain fields.’

’You could call them geniuses, or you could call them Masters. Truly one in ten thousand.’

’As for above 80, that’s monstrous territory. You might not find more than a few in the whole world.’

At this point in his analysis, Shen Xing was suddenly startled. ’Then the Golden Child blessing really is heaven-defying!’

After all, it could increase the Talent of everyone in his territory by 10 points.

Even a newly recruited Beastman could be elevated from ordinary to excellent Talent.

Most importantly, the effect of this blessing could increase with the tree’s age, reaching up to Level 10 for a total increase of 28 points!

What did that even mean?

It meant that any randomly recruited Slave Laborer could have a Talent of at least 30 points, possessing the Potential to become a Hero!

By then, anyone he grabbed in his territory would possess exceptional Talent—the kind of person other territories could only dream of.

His territory would be truly overflowing with talent, every person like a dragon!

’But, achieving that won’t be so easy.’

Shen Xing murmured softly, ’It would require another 900 years of age for the tree, which means I’d need to get nine more treasures like the Tears of the Rain God.’

’And this time, Reina only got three drops for killing the Rain God Avatar and completing a Legendary Level achievement.’

’One can only imagine how difficult it is to obtain treasures of this level.’

But no matter what, this upgrade was already enormous.

’As expected of the most mysterious of the three great ancient trees. The Golden Ancient Tree’s abilities are truly world-shaking.’

’And this is just a fraction of the power it’s showing after entering its growth period.’

’Once it’s fully grown, the entire territory will probably undergo an earth-shattering transformation because of it.’

Shen Xing thought, full of anticipation.

As for why this Golden Ancient Tree looked so ordinary, no different from a common large tree,

Shen Xing guessed that this was likely a method the Golden Ancient Tree used to protect itself.

Ancient trees in their juvenile and growth stages have no combat ability. If discovered by others, they would be in for a world of hurt.

Therefore, they hide their appearance until they have truly grown into towering trees, only then revealing their original, magnificent forms.

Of course, this was also a good thing for Shen Xing.

After all, if other Lords found out he had a legendary Golden Ancient Tree in his territory, it would surely attract unnecessary trouble.

CLAP! CLAP!

Shen Xing clapped his hands and said with satisfaction, "Very good. I’m done checking the rewards from the Rain God Illusion Realm."

"Next, it’s time to do something even more important."

And that was, breaking through to Tier Two!

After all, he had already reached the peak of Level 9 a few days ago, and the Lord’s Heart was ready.

He was just waiting for the challenge to end to complete his advancement.

’According to the system’s Introduction, I need to go near the Campfire and absorb the Power of this Lord’s Heart.’

’Then, my consciousness will connect to the Campfire, allowing the Lord’s will to merge with the territory, and only then can I step into the Extraordinary Realm.’

Thinking of this, Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair and headed toward the center of the territory.

The Level 2 Large Campfire was still in the process of upgrading, enveloped in a ball of white light.

He stopped his wheelchair about a meter away from the Campfire, and a red light flashed in his right hand.

A crystal-clear Lord’s Heart, with red liquid flowing inside, appeared in his palm.

CRACK!

He curled his fingers and exerted force, instantly crushing the crystal, which erupted in a thick, red fog.

INHALE!

Shen Xing took a sharp breath, and like a great whale drinking the sea, he drew the entire cloud of red fog into his body.

In an instant, an extremely Yin Cold and icy Energy erupted in his chest, spreading to his limbs and entire body in a flash.

He felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar, his body becoming incredibly stiff.

And at that very moment, a wisp of orange flame broke away from the blazing Campfire.

It drifted over like a spiritual serpent and rapidly spread across his entire body.

Shen Xing now looked as if his entire body was on fire.

But strangely, the flames weren’t scorching. Instead, they gave off a very comfortable and warm feeling.

It was as if it were neutralizing the Yin Cold Power within him.

He closed his eyes and allowed the two forces to merge within his body, enjoying the strange sensation of cold inside and heat outside.

One minute...

Two minutes...

Ten minutes passed.

Shen Xing was still in the process of breaking through.

The flames burned brighter and brighter, enveloping the entire wheelchair in an orange glow.

Half an hour later, the flames had subsided somewhat.

But within the light, a powerful aura seemed to be brewing.

「An hour later.」

The flames extinguished completely.

A brand new Power, one far surpassing that of any Apprentice Level creature, rose from the center of the territory.

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