Chapter 1242: 834, Generous Reward Chapter 1242: 834, Generous Reward *A dried-up heart?*
*The corpse itself had no attributes, yet this heart exhibited its own.*
*Moreover, the description ntioned “Royal Funeral,” indicating that the owner of this ancient tomb truly had deep ties with the Undead.*
*Were they conducting this bizarre ritual not to resurrect, but to repair their body instead?*
*Had the process only been half-completed before I interrupted it?*
*All that remains is this heart.*
Fang Hao picked it up, ripped off a piece of tattered cloth from a black-robed disciple, wrapped the heart, and stuffed it into his chest cavity.
He thought he’d check with Nelson later to see if it could be made into a viscera jar or sothing else.
*There might be other uses for it.*
“Keep searching the stone coffins. See if there’s anything else in them. The rest of you, pick up the pace with the cleanup. We can’t hold out here for much longer,” Fang Hao shouted loudly, issuing orders to the Skeleton soldiers around him.
Fine grains of sand fell like a waterfall, streaming down incessantly. Everyone quickened their pace in the cleanup operation.
Construct units ascended to higher floors, while Skeleton bown carried the plundered treasures as they ran upstairs.
They accelerated the process of transporting goods.
*There was no choice; the sheer volu of loot and a race against ti left them no alternative. Otherwise, they’d be buried here.*
…
*Ti ticked away bit by bit.*
A massive amount of loot had been piled into three small mountains.
Everything on the fourth floor far exceeded the quantities found on the previous two floors.
Just the “Exorcist Hulks” alone could wield four types of weapons—shields, swords, spears—and the equipnt dropped by them ford two of the treasure piles.
The remaining items were various grave goods retrieved from the fourth floor, most of which were gold and silverware.
Fang Hao picked up a couple of items for a closer look, noting how the black-robed followers’ masks were still classified as purple equipnt.
Everything else was blue-tier equipnt, but severely damaged. Coupled with the intensity of the battle, most of it was now useless and would have to be lted down for materials after returning.
At that mont, the Demon Doll and three heroes returned from downstairs.
Fang Hao stowed away the Demon Doll, then glanced at the Dragon Queen, who remained seated with a commanding presence. In a low voice, he said, “Anjia, Beata, take the construct units outside and guard the entrance. Don’t let anyone approach here.”
“Oh, got it,” they replied.
The two won didn’t say much more and imdiately led a portion of the construct units away.
Fang Hao had just intended to discuss the loot with Cleolando.
But he suddenly sensed the Dragon Queen’s scrutinizing gaze, as if she were interrogating a criminal.
She spoke coldly, “Hmph, my daughter doesn’t listen to nearly as well as she listens to you.”
*Fang Hao’s body flinched.*
*It felt as though a secret had been exposed to the world.*
*The Dragon Queen had even fought him over Beata, causing massive destruction on Mount Dragon Peak.*
*And after all that, the two of them were so chummy now?*
“Beata is quite obedient and well-behaved,” Fang Hao offered the complint.
The Dragon Queen maintained her intense glare, as if trying to glean sothing hidden.
*This was not the ti to get into a conflict with her.*
He quickly shifted topics, asking, “Dragon Queen, do you know whose tomb this is?”
*There were still a few statue fragnts on the first floor; perhaps she might recognize them.*
“No idea!”
“Do gods build tombs for themselves? On the fourth floor earlier, there were so followers performing rituals while chanting about gods or sothing,” Fang Hao pressed further.
The Dragon Queen furrowed her brow slightly, lost in thought for a mont.
She responded softly, “I’m not sure if gods die, but beneath this land, many more Demigods are buried than you might imagine. It could perhaps be one from the long rivers of history.”
*That statent certainly made sense.*
*Though Demigods live longer than mortals, they still succumb to death if they fail to ascend to godhood.*
*The history of this world spans farther back than one might think, and it’s conceivable that the number of Demigods is indeed substantial.*
“Hmm, the Dragon Queen’s analysis does make sense,” Fang Hao chid in approvingly.
The Dragon Queen rolled her eyes at him.
Bam!
A heavy noise echoed as a platinum treasure chest was thrown onto the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
*The rewards from this ancient tomb seed to be progressively increasing in value.*
*From silver to gold, and now a platinum treasure chest!*
Setting aside the chatter with the Dragon Queen, Fang Hao approached the platinum chest.
*The sooner this was over, the sooner they could leave. The desert’s environnt wasn’t exactly hospitable.*
He opened the chest.
Bright light surged out from within.
[Obtained: Naless Temple Construction Blueprint (Orange), War General’s Tomb Construction Blueprint (Orange), Singer Hall Construction Blueprint (Purple), Unbreakable Steel Shield Crafting Blueprint (Orange), Corpse Worshiper Crown Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Corpse Worshiper Robe Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Corpse Worshiper Shoulder Guards Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Corpse Worshiper Gloves Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Shadowstone 202, Warfire Coin 442.]
As soon as the rewards appeared, Fang Hao imdiately caught sight of multiple flashes of orange light.
He laid out all the blueprints on the ground.
*A look of barely-contained excitent spread across his face.*
*Three orange-tier blueprints! Good grief.*
*This ancient tomb was truly a treasure trove!*
Suppressing his elation, Fang Hao began examining them closely.
The first blueprint was for the Naless Temple.
[Naless Temple]classified as a special construction.
An unclaid temple, it could be built to bind a god or Demigod, providing unique bonuses.
[Abilities: Exclusive Temple, Blessings, Faithful Recruitnt.]
[Exclusive Temple]: Bind a god and establish a dedicated statue. Harness worship from the masses to increase Faith Collection by 35%. For gods and Demigods of the sa faction, Faith Collection 20%.
[Blessings]: Statue blessing effects 20%.
[Faithful Recruitnt]: Allows recruitnt of Priests, Acolytes, and other roles within the temple.
The Naless Temple wasn’t naless in its essence; it rely lacked an owner.
After being established, it could be bound to a god as an exclusive temple.
Its boosts were impressive—an exclusive designation granted a 35% increase in Faith Collection, while gods or Demigods of the sa faction gained an additional 20% boost.
This ant that the temple could still house multiple statues despite being exclusive.
The second attribute amplified Blessing effects, proving beneficial for territories with dedicated statues.
The third allowed recruitnt of Priests, Acolytes, and other ecclesiastical figures.
*The setup certainly appeared more formal.*
*Currently, statues in the main city and its affiliated towns were housed within the Pantheon and Temples.*
*Despite carrying the grand na “Pantheon,” its attributes boiled down to being a large-scale Temple.*
*While it allowed statues to be placed, it only provided blessing enhancents, lacking any Faith Collection bonuses for gods.*
*With this new construction, regular Temples and Shrines could be replaced entirely.*
The second blueprint was also an orange-tier construction—the War General’s Tomb.
Fang Hao’s expression brightened as he laid eyes on it.
[War General’s Tomb]served as a barracks blueprint.
It allowed the recruitnt of “Exorcist Hulks,” a Tenth-ranked unit.
*Back during the fight, Fang Hao had found himself thoroughly impressed by this unit—its four ard design gave it incredible versatility in wielding different weapons.*
*On the battlefield, it provided a clear advantage.*
*Fang Hao even fantasized about configurations such as wielding a sword and shield in two arms, while holding firearms in the others to maximize adaptability.*
*And now, he had the blueprint in hand.*
*The only downside was the rather macabre appearance of the unit.*
*Its abdon featured three Skeleton heads grinding their teeth during combat, making it distinctly different from normal Skeletons.*
Fang Hao handed over the two blueprints to Cleolando.
He then resud his examination of the remaining three building blueprints.
[Singer Hall]was also a barracks blueprint.
It allowed for the recruitnt of a Sixth-ranked special unit, “Musicians.”
*Musicians for the Undead Clan?*
Its skill set included “Ignite Souls,” which amplified stats for Undead units.
Attack Power 8%, Defense 5%.
*It seed like a weaker variant of “Vow-bound Faithful.”*
After reviewing the three building blueprints, Fang Hao turned to the equipnt blueprints.
The first item was an orange-tier blueprint.
[Unbreakable Steel: Cast iron block 75, Fine Iron 55, Fine Iron Ingot 35, Hundred-refined Iron 30, Thick leather 75, tal fittings 120, Mithril 50.]
(Description: A solid fortress of steel, capable of blocking any enemy intent on harming you.)
*An orange-tier shield blueprint?*
*Among the loot he’d surveyed earlier, even the shields wielded by Exorcist Hulks were only blue-tier equipnt.*
*Unexpectedly, here was an orange-tier shield blueprint.*
*The shield’s na exuded grandeur—Unbreakable Steel—and the materials listed pushed the crafting requirents to a whole new level.*
*Fine Iron, Fine Iron Ingots, and Hundred-refined Steel all made an appearance.*
*These were rare commodities.*
*Especially Hundred-refined Steel; only the Dwarves’ “Mountain Belly Forge” within his territory could produce it, and even then, the yields were miniscule.*
*Having this blueprint would be a great advantage. Once a batch could be crafted, material supplies could later be multiplied through decomposition chanisms.*
*The availability of resources would only continue to expand.*
The final blueprint portrayed a blue-tier armor set—the Corpse Worshiper Set.
[Effects: Sound propagation 5%, Resurrector.]
[Resurrector]: During combat, there is a 15% chance that dead living creatures will be resurrected and recruited into the user’s army.
*A blue-tier set capable of offering two effects actually qualified as a premium piece of equipnt.*
*Especially when it included the ability to resurrect dead creatures.*
*However, given its blue-tier designation, the attributes felt underwhelming.*
*The likelihood of it being useful in the future seed slim, and even within trade channels, its marketability would be low.*
*The transmigrator shop continued to operate, with Fang Hao taking increasing care in its managent.*
*While synthesis materials could now be sourced internally, items like recruitnt materials, essences, or traces still relied heavily on exchange within those channels.*
After completing the examination of all the blueprints, Fang Hao handed them over to Cleolando for her review.
*The array of choices left him slightly troubled; each blueprint held considerable utility.*
When Cleolando finished her inspection, returning the items to him, Fang Hao comnted, “Cleolando, I genuinely need these blueprints. How about this: I’ll keep the blueprints, and once we return, I’ll compensate you with the sa type of purple-tier set as before.”
*Among the rewards were orange-tier blueprints, sothing even Cleolando found tempting.*
*However, as a guide hired to clean up the battlefield, she had no grounds to claim ownership.*
She offered a polite smile and replied, “I have no issue with that, Mr. Fang Hao.”
Fang Hao nodded and promptly collected all the blueprints.
anwhile, the team tasked with moving the loot toward the Gate of the Worlds was nearly done.
Just as Fang Hao prepared to issue the order for everyone to enter the Gate, disaster struck.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Deafening rumbles erupted as the entire tomb began to quake violently.
Without hesitation, the group bolted for the exit.
At the entrance, Anjia ca rushing toward them, shouting urgently, “Those transmigrators have lost it! They’re trying to blow this place up; get out now!”
The group wasted no ti, taking along many Skeleton bown and fleeing the tomb.
…
Outside the tomb.
The once-quiet transmigrator encampnt had descended into utter chaos.
*So individuals assaulted the tomb as others engaged in combat throughout the surrounding area.*
*The entire tent cluster was ablaze, firelight illuminating ceaseless clashes across every corner.*
In the distance, a few transmigrators directed soldiers to lob old-fashioned bombs.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The explosions reverberated, causing the ground to quake beneath them.
“What the heck is going on?” Fang Hao turned to Cleolando.
Cleolando shook her head, a look of fear flashing in her eyes.
*Unlike Fang Hao, she was familiar with most of the people here.*
*But now, they seed like madn—eyes bloodshot, charging maniacally at one another.*
*She had already witnessed several acquaintances lying in pools of their own blood, barely clinging to life.*
“I don’t know either; everyone… everyone’s gone insane…,” she stamred.
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