CHAPTER 114: CHAPTER 114: DEEP BLUE ACE

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

After sending Karen off, there were no more obstacles to opening Britain’s Spirit Treasury.

"You have opened Britain’s Spirit Treasury."

"Britain’s Spirit Vein Level +1."

"The world’s Spiritual Energy has increased slightly."

"Due to the opening of the Spirit Treasuries in the Mysterious Country and Britain, ten other Spirit Treasuries on Earth will also open automatically within thirty days."

"You have gained 5 Evolution Counts."

"You have gained a Trump Card Evolution!"

"You have gained a Trump Card Evolution!"

In the scene, Big Ben, touched by the Red Fox and now bursting with light, shrank into a painting and merged into the back of a deep blue card.

"You have obtained the Deep Blue Ace: Mythical Knight."

Although the London Earth Spirit was quite a money pit, it was still an honest merchant. After the Red Fox opened the Spirit Treasury, it directly sent her to Heathrow International Airport, 25 kilometers away. This somewhat soothed Ren Suo’s heart, which ached at the cost.

Opening the Spirit Treasury had started in the morning, and now it was just turning to dusk. A vast expanse of deep blue starry rain streaked across the sky. This coincided with foggy weather, making the whole of London seem as if it lay within a mysterious yet dreamlike Cthulhu world.

Without a doubt, the British officials responsible for protecting Big Ben must be in utter chaos, checking the surroundings. However, the Red Fox, who had caused everything, had already dusted off her hands and left.

She had intended to take a direct flight to another country. However, Heathrow Airport had to urgently suspend all departing flights due to weather anomalies.

Therefore, Ren Suo could only have the Red Fox wait in the airport lobby and take the opportunity to review his gains.

Unlike the Spirit Treasury of the Mysterious Country, Britain’s Spirit Treasury only provided 5 Evolution Counts.

However, Britain’s Spirit Treasury only required three successful attempts to open, unlike the Mysterious Country’s, which required six.

It seems Spirit Treasuries are ranked. Powerful ones take longer to open and offer more Evolution Counts, while weaker ones open more quickly but offer fewer. Still, both types grant a Trump Card.

I just don’t know if the ranking of Spirit Treasuries is based on territory size or population...

Ren Suo opened the evolution interface. At the top of a large pile of Evolution Cards, the Crimson Ace Card, which had always been solitary, now had a companion: the deep blue-backed Ace Card.

Upon clicking the Ace Card, the Deep Blue Ace flipped to reveal its face. A queen wearing a blue cloak, with golden hair and blue eyes, sat on her Throne, adorned in silver Armor and wielding a long sword. Before her was a Round Table, where one could faintly see other Knights who had submitted to her.

"Mythical Knight: Passive Evolution. Devouring the Spirit of the World will grant the four legendary abilities of the Mythical Knight—

Knight’s Sword: The Damage ability of Devouring the Spirit of the World can increase tenfold (Damage *10). Cooldown: one day.

Knight’s Wind: The Move ability of Devouring the Spirit of the World will grant Optical Camouflage, thermal invisibility, absolute silence, and airflow suppression. Duration: (Move *1). Cooldown: 12 hours.

Knight’s Shield: The Defense ability of Devouring the Spirit of the World will directly convert to Armor (Defense/10), refreshed hourly.

Knight’s Blood: The Recovery ability of Devouring the Spirit of the World will gradually strengthen other Attributes (Recovery/100). Each meal taken to Satiety increases other Attributes once."

Oho!

Seeing this Deep Blue Ace, Ren Suo involuntarily exclaimed in amazement.

Indeed, as long as it’s an Ace Card, it’s bound to be many times more powerful than Evolution Cards.

If the Crimson Ace Card gave Devouring the Spirit of the World chances for ingenious maneuvers and do-overs, like a gentle, kind wife who’s always a reliable haven, then the Deep Blue Ace is like a beautiful girl making a fiery confession. It doesn’t play around; it just says— I’m going to make you awesome!

The Knight’s Sword and Knight’s Wind needed no explanation; the former for burst damage and the latter for stealthy concealment, both incredibly practical.

The Knight’s Shield, in human form, could amass a Defense of at least 500 (referring to physical defense). This meant it could refresh with 50 layers of Armor every hour. That’s equivalent to a bulletproof vest that can only stop one bullet refreshing hourly.

Knight’s Blood is even stronger. If the Red Fox switches to the ’fatty’s eating method’ starting today, eating five meals a day and stacking Recovery to over 500, then it would increase the other three Attributes by 25 points each day. Most importantly, this increase can continue indefinitely until reaching the maximum value.

Moreover, all abilities were linked to the Four-Dimensional Attributes, meaning the higher the panel values of Devouring the Spirit of the World, the more terrifying the Deep Blue Ace Card became!

Even for the Charm-based Red Fox, who wasn’t adept at combat, her combat power soared to 4,600 points after obtaining the Deep Blue Ace Card!

This showed the might of the Knight’s Sword and the Knight’s Shield!

As for the World’s Strongest, due to another Spirit Treasury opening, their combat power had already... huh? Only 64,880. Although that seems high, it was already 63,600 before I opened Britain’s Spirit Treasury.

Keep in mind that when the Mysterious Country’s Spirit Treasury opened, the World’s Strongest’s combat power skyrocketed by over 10,000 points. So why the small increase now...

Could it be that the World’s Strongest is from the Mysterious Country?

Ren Suo speculated. Is that why the opening of the Mysterious Country’s Spirit Vein had the greatest effect on them, while the opening of other Spirit Veins doesn’t have such a terrifying impact?

If that was the case, Ren Suo breathed a sigh of relief—if every time a Spirit Treasury was opened, the World’s Strongest’s combat power kept soaring, then the difficulty of clearing the game would truly be explosive.

I’ll fast forward 12 hours and see if there are any flights tomorrow...

However, after fast-forwarding for 3 hours, the process was interrupted again.

This time, it wasn’t the Red Fox who had encountered something; rather, it was the Pangolin.

Ren Suo hadn’t paid attention to the Pangolin for several days. The Pangolin’s life was much better now. It lived in a big house with a large fridge and a big TV, and there was even a burrow dug especially for it.

The Endangered Fairy Protection Department feared the Pangolin wasn’t accustomed to sleeping on a mattress. Knowing its habit of sleeping in burrows, they thoughtfully dug it a large pit resembling a coffin. It was very considerate of them.

And at this moment, the Pangolin was in its own bedroom, talking with the middle-aged man known as Old Zhao, who had been interacting with it consistently.

Old Zhao had entered with a laptop, showing it to the Pangolin. The top right of Ren Suo’s screen now displayed the laptop’s screen—London’s deep blue dusk.

Old Zhao said, "This is the scene in London, Britain, 12 hours ago... Was this also done by one of your companions?"

The Pangolin replied, "It should... be. Yes."

Old Zhao asked, "Who is it?"

The Pangolin responded, "I... don’t know. Fairy Palace... told... the other companions... the Spirit Vein locations... separately."

Old Zhao inquired, "Can you contact them?"

Ren Suo pondered briefly and had the Pangolin answer, "I can... one-way... send out messages. But whether they reply... I cannot... be certain."

Old Zhao nodded, "That’s enough... So, are there any other Spirit Veins in the Mysterious Country?"

The Pangolin said, "I... don’t know. But... possibly... no."

Old Zhao said, "If... hypothetically speaking... could we possibly cooperate with you to decide which region’s Spirit Vein to ignite first?"

Huh? Ren Suo paused for a moment.

Old Zhao continued, "What you are doing can indeed be considered an act of ’immeasurable merit and virtue.’ However, you’ve been misunderstood by the world; people believe you’re engaged in conspiracies and trickery..."

"But, with our help, not only could your companions ignite the Spirit Veins more easily, but... if you have other needs, feel free to mention them."