CHAPTER 491: CHAPTER 367: DARK REALM AND VOID_3

It turns out that Abyssal Walking at the Lamp Holder is actually akin to a special lamp oil, a state of being completely restrained.

"So, is the so-called Lamp Holder an organization established by the creator of this lamp?" Li Zheng continued to ask, hoping to fundamentally understand the reason for the disappearance of certain traits of the Mysterious Declaration.

"It’s not really an organization. Rather, being a Lamp Holder is more of an identity; as long as one holds this lamp, they represent the Lamp Holder." Xu explained slightly, seeing through Li Zheng’s intention, and said bluntly, "If you want to know the reason for the traits’ disappearance, there’s no need to beat around the bush."

"This lamp was initially created to be used as the secret key to enter here, and those traits were merely a means to lure you to gather all the components necessary."

"Just like when fishing, you always need to give the fish some bait for them to bite the hook."

"Once the fish takes the bait, would you still give it more bait?"

"Of course, this is just an analogy you can understand; it doesn’t mean you’re the fish."

The meaning of this is, if you weren’t made aware of how overwhelmingly powerful and useful this item is, would you still be eager to collect it?

Li Zheng finally understood. Previously, he felt that the traits of the Mysterious Declaration seemed specifically prepared for finding other components.

Whether it was the ten extra opportunities for nighttime exploration, or the ninety percent probability of encountering players, or even acquiring more items from players’ residences.

Even the last half piece of candle was for ensuring safety during nighttime actions.

Compared to that, the "Happy Plus One" trait was the bait in the "trap."

Seducing players to continuously seek others, and when necessary...

Commit murder!

Everything seemed arranged very logically, ensuring to the maximum extent that this item would ultimately be completed.

When the "trap" captures its "prey," the trap no longer needs to exist.

Because it is a one-time trap, capturing "prey" just once is enough.

"So every generation of players has a Lamp Holder?" Li Zheng contemplated and said, "When that generation of players either graduates from the Matrix or dies off, the lamp will disband again, scattered to every corner of the Matrix, waiting for the next generation of players to fight over it?"

This setup, isn’t it like the Dragon Ball✪?

"Not exactly, but not far off." Xu smiled mysteriously, "The lamp’s original intent was not to make you fight each other. It was just that during its creation, something strange got mixed in by accident."

"The first Lamp Holder intended for you to collect components through peaceful means like trading; it’s just that there wasn’t enough material and time to create another lamp, so he reluctantly scattered this, at best, defective item."

"Since then, I’ve never seen that guy again..."

"However, occasionally, there will be various creatures who bring the lamp here. You are the most unique among them."

The most unique?

Li Zheng felt a stir in his heart, already guessing what Xu wanted to say.

"Although I’m not sure of the process by which you obtained this lamp along with its components, you’re the only player who brought the lamp here without Blood Qi on you." Xu showed a satisfied expression and praised, "You are very impressive! You qualify to know some secrets and benefits of the Dark Realm."