CHAPTER 725: CHAPTER 530: EYE OF TRUTH (TWO-IN-ONE)_2

These questions were bound to go unanswered in the short term, and he wasn’t going to dwell on them any further, but instead, he skillfully opened the System panel and started the lottery.

"Congratulations, you have obtained a white item—Star Dust."

"Congratulations, you have obtained a white item—Star Dust."

"Congratulations, you have obtained a white item—Star Dust."

...

A string of lotteries came down, and all were the expected Star Dust, until the last one, when there was a change.

"Congratulations, you have obtained a purple item—Eye of Truth."

Seeing that lottery result, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

"Purple, not bad."

He quickly reached out and took a small purple bead into his possession, his gaze turning to its form, opening its attribute panel.

[Eye of Truth]

An eye that can see through everything. The target being observed by the Eye of Truth will have nowhere to hide.

—Can only be used once per day.

"This is strong!"

This was the first thought that crossed Zhang Xiaoman’s mind after he saw its attribute panel.

What is the most important thing for combat?

Beyond the indispensable strength, control over information is the most basic.

Being able to see through everything, if this was indeed what he imagined it to be, then the value of this item was simply incalculable.

Even though it had a limitation of once per day, it still didn’t cover up its powerful effect.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoman saw from the attributes that the other side’s Upgrade Points were currently at 0/500, meaning that this thing wasn’t of a low level. Although it was not an orange-level item, it was definitely more than a regular purple item.

He guessed that this Eye of Truth was at least of a Purple Third-tier level.

It was very possible that once he had filled the required 500 Evolution Points, he could upgrade it to fourth-tier, or even to the orange level.

After looking over the small purple bead in his hand, Zhang Xiaoman began to ponder how to use it.

This bead, just from its appearance, looked like an eyeball, more like a piece of artistry carved by human hands.

Looking around, there was nothing but bare rock, and no suitable subject for testing to be found.

Zhang Xiaoman simply activated his intention and summoned Jiu Jiu, who was playing with the dog on Rebirth Island, to his side.

"Jiu!"

The little blue fox began to act coy and cute as soon as it arrived.

Zhang Xiaoman was used to its antics, petting its head as usual, before having it stand still and not move, ready to observe it with the Eye of Truth.

Turning the eyeball over in his palm, he couldn’t find any switch or anything out of the ordinary.

The thing appeared to be an intact whole, with no crevices whatsoever.

Zhang Xiaoman tried all sorts of possible methods he could think of in his mind, and at last, he found the correct way to activate it.

He held the bead in his palm, aligning its pupil with Jiu Jiu, who was obediently floating in place, conveyed the intention of observation, and then a stream of information emerged in his mind.

[Observation failed, target’s Source Level is too high, unable to observe.]

This piece of information was essentially a concept, the specific content was Zhang Xiaoman’s interpretation.

"Failed?"

He looked somewhat stunned at the bead in his hand.

The purple glow on it had disappeared, turning it into an ordinary little bead.

Even the patterns like pupils were gone, making it look like a common glass marble.

"Is this... entering cooldown...?"

Zhang Xiaoman held the bead in his hand, trying to activate it again.

As expected, there was no response.

"This... really isn’t as good as I thought it would be."

He glanced at Jiu Jiu, who was looking back at him with an innocent expression, and his heart got a bit of an understanding of this thing’s capabilities.

It seemed the so-called Eye of Truth wasn’t all-knowing or omnipotent after all, and its use must be subject to many limitations.

He didn’t know what the specific limitations were yet, but at least from what he could see now, for skills like Jiu Jiu’s at the orange level, it just couldn’t observe them.

"Well, that does make sense when you think about it. If this thing really could know everything, it wouldn’t just be a purple-level item."

Although he wanted to continue studying it, it had entered a cooldown and couldn’t be used for now, so he had to wait until tomorrow.

Zhang Xiaoman carefully tucked it away and then left through the teleportation gate.

...

The next day, noon.

Today was an important day on Rebirth Island, as the Three Great Sanctuaries were welcoming a few new members.

This time, seven people were participating in the Enlightenment Ceremony, including Ye Yunxiu and Ye Fei from Dragon Sleep Mountain, four from the Wildfire Team led by Weiss, and one newcomer who had passed Lord Bear’s assessment—Wu Feng.

Wu Feng, naturally, was the former special forces King of Soldiers who had to retire as a security captain because of a dispute during a demolition project.

As a former King of Soldiers in the Azure Dragon Army, it wasn’t a surprise that he could pass Lord Bear’s assessment quickly.

Wu Feng had been here for almost a month now, spending his time revising theoretical knowledge apart from the regular training.

Physically, the guy was definitely up to the mark.

The only thing that might drag him down was his theoretical knowledge of Alien Species.

Fortunately, the content one needed to memorize now wasn’t too vast, after all, there were only about twenty types of Alien Species discovered.

To clearly record their various data, a month was definitely sufficient.

Of course, the theoretical examination wasn’t just about this.

There were also many skills in firearms, martial arts, security, survival, and other areas, which were additional subjects and made up a high proportion of the assessment.

For Wu Feng, these were easy, and ultimately, as expected, he passed the test and became this month’s new Awakener.

Besides him, all the other candidates had failed.

People like Li Xiang, Sam, and others.

Though they worked hard enough on a daily basis, having been homebodies in the past, it was somewhat challenging for them to pass such a rigorous assessment in such a short time.

As for Wu Feng’s loyalty, Su Fu had assured him there was absolutely no need to worry.

Zhang Xiaoman trusted Su Fu’s judgment and smoothly incorporated Wu Feng into the organization.

At this moment, in the Inheritors’ Hall located on the underground first floor, members of the Star Alliance had all arrived.

Except for some who couldn’t make it due to tasks outside, most people had come to watch the monthly Enlightenment Ceremony.

Even Master Liu had made a special trip from Dragon Sleep Mountain and stood among the crowd, wanting to see what the awakening of others was like.

Zhang Xiaoman also understood his disposition. Having been cooped up in Dragon Sleep Mountain for this period, it was normal for Master Liu to want to join in on the excitement.

Compared to last month, the number of people had increased by quite a bit, and they were all newcomers recruited by the Light Blue Clan through various means.

Thankfully, the Inheritors’ Hall was spacious enough to accommodate even ten times the current number of people.

"Sister, I heard that today you’ll be taking a very important test, is that true?"

In the crowd, a little girl was tugging at Anna’s clothes and asking.

Anna crouched down, pointed to the flame in the center of the hall, and responded,

"You see, over there, that flame called the Inheritance Fire. In a bit, sister will go there to take part in the ceremony. If I pass, sister can become a Transcendent."

"Transcendent?"

The little girl didn’t quite grasp the concept of the word.

She only knew it referred to a group of very powerful people who could easily defeat the monsters that had killed her family members.

"Well, I wish sister success on your test!"

The little girl said her blessings in the Chinese she had recently learned, though she was still not very fluent.

PS: The Three Great Sanctuaries are recruiting again.