Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 502 Fafnir's Treasure Cave (5k)

The Ancient Dragon, Quesanx, was hovering in mid-air at this moment, with his claws pointing towards the red copper door that had emerged from the ground below.

That is the door where the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir hoards wealth and treasures.

Luo Xiu looked at Quesanx, then at the door he was pointing at, and his heart was moved.

As Quesanx said, [Authoritativeness] will not owe a favor - Luo Xiu actually thought that Quesanx would "reward" him with something very precious.

Because in his previous life, after Mir regained sanity for the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx, when Mir appeared in the players' vision again, he had become an ancient dragon magic blacksmith with the "Fivefold Destiny". Not only that, he also gained a huge amount of wealth and treasures. Now that he thinks about it, it should have come from the gift from Quesanx.

In his previous life, Mir did not join the empire in the end, but was recruited by a major ruling family in the "Golden Kingdom" and became a guest official of that family.

Because of this, Mir was able to keep those riches instead of having them confiscated by the Supremes of the Empire... But this has nothing to do with the current situation, it's just a digression about Mir.

But the situation now is obviously different from that in the previous life.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He did not accept these gifts from Quesanx quickly. He just stared at the giant dragon in the air with three-colored dragon eyes full of expectation, and said to Him:

"I simply feel your pain, 'Justice' Quesanx."

"I do not seek rewards - or rather, I do not seek rewards such as wealth or treasures."

"..."

"……Roar."

【If you don’t desire wealth, you will have greater desires.】

"Ancient Dragon" Quesanx let out a low roar, and his three-colored dragon eyes looked directly at Luo Xiu, transmitting such sound into Luo Xiu's ears through spiritual conduction.

What He said was indeed what Luo Xiu thought - Luo Xiu did not deny it. He just stared at Quesanx and asked Him:
"So, 'Dragon of Justice' Quesanx... what about 'Dragon of Destruction' Fafnir?"

"..."

"……Roar."

[He has left Fafnir, human.]

The low voice of Quesanx once again entered Luo Xiu's ears.

Fafnir is no longer in Fafnir Territory. The "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx has driven him away, but has certainly not been able to kill him.

Luo Xiu thought to himself, and as for where Fafnir could run to, it was actually easy to guess -

Since the final battle between the Nolan Empire and the Dark Principality is about to break out, the most likely place for Fafnir to flee is the capital of the Principality.

For Fafnir now, there is no better place to stay than by the side of the "Dark Duke".

Well, in this case, I will go to the Dark Metropolis with the expeditionary force led by Lord Gawain and "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart. There is still a great possibility that I will encounter "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir in the future.

"..."

When Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

"--roar."

"Ancient Dragon" Quesanx let out a low roar again, interrupting Luo Xiu's thoughts.

At the same time, in Luo Xiu's ears, the voice of Quesanx with Fafnir's voice came in:
[In any case, human... these things that Fafnir looted, they now belong to you.]

[I have said that [authority] will not default on favors. And the wealth of mankind is of no use to me... I do not need it.]

"..."

"I understand."

Luo Xiu nodded.

As if seeing that Luo Xiu finally agreed to accept these "gifts", a satisfied light flashed in Quesanx's three-colored dragon eyes. Then, He simultaneously spread His dragon wings that covered the sky and flew towards the higher sky!
He then raised his dragon neck and circled the sky while emitting bursts of high-pitched roars, while at the same time, his surging spirituality was released outward without reservation, burning with deep red flames as if it were real!

Luo Xiu was looking at the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx at this moment - his originally pitch-black scales gradually turned dark red and then gradually changed to crimson.

And the surface of the red copper door that His three-colored dragon eyes were staring at - complex, deep red patterns then appeared on the already dull, rusty surface.

——Boom! !
The ground was shaking violently. Luo Xiu had already ridden on the "Golden Pegasus" again and ascended into the air, looking down at the entire scene of the red door opening.

First, the lines that ran across the entire door from top to bottom flashed a striking deep red light, and then, the heavy door slowly and heavily opened to both sides along the lines.

A dazzling light suddenly burst out from the gap in the door!
It was an extremely dazzling white and golden light!
And when Luo Xiu saw clearly what was hidden under the door, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Gold and silver coins from the Empire, the Principality, the Golden Kingdom, the Theocracy and even the Pure Land of Elves, as well as various priceless treasures, were piled up there in piles.

It was like an inverted dome - the deeply chiseled stone walls had become golden and magnificent under the dazzling light, countless gold, silver and jewels were piled up like mountains, gold nuggets and silver ingots were piled up randomly, undulating like the tide, and sparkling with charming metallic luster under the sunlight.

That is the real treasure mountain, and it is also the source of the light that burst out the moment the red door opened.

Pearls, gems, pendants, sculptures... there are only precious things that ordinary people can't imagine, and there is nothing that is not here.

There is even a huge amount of extraordinary materials, props and equipment stored here——

The colorful crystal was emitting a cold blue light; the ancient scepter made of gold and gems was leaning against the golden mountain, and the gem on the top of the scepter was emitting a powerful and profound spiritual fluctuation; and there was also the exquisite armor forged purely from red gold, and its surface was also engraved with deep and complex spiritual patterns using quite ancient techniques...

There are too many to mention.

Luo Xiu looked down, looking at the scene inside after the red door opened.

According to Luo Xiu's rough estimate, the accumulated wealth was worth at least nearly 10 million gold, or even more than 10 million.

This is a terrifying astronomical figure.

From the time when Luo Xiu traveled through time to the present, through various prophetic advantages and continuous operations, the total assets of "Holy Abyss" plus "Iris Chamber of Commerce" plus his personal savings in the shares of the Golden Country Bank are estimated to be around five million gold, and the actual disposable amount is even less.

However, this secret cave where Fafnir hoards his wealth can directly double this number!
Luo Xiu had thought that Fafnir would have a lot of wealth, but he didn't expect it to be so much...

——Damn, it smells so good.jpg
The last time Luo Xiu heard of the capital scale of "tens of millions of gold coins" was when he was investigating "Ariel Sigalia", the founder of "Sigalia Bank" in Cavri Fortress.

The once prosperous "Sigaria Bank" had established itself as the largest bank in the entire Songyuan Territory at that time with a starting asset of 10 million gold.

Although the Sigalia Bank was eventually destroyed due to the Sigalia family's unlimited ambition, there is no doubt that "Sigalia" has already written a profound stroke in the economic history of the empire.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He suppressed the growing joy in his heart, and slowly descended on the "Golden Pegasus" until he landed on the ground in the treasure cave.

And when Luo Xiu finally stood in front of the pile of gold and silver that was taller than three or four of him, the dazzling light almost dazzled him.

He then got off Pegasus's back, stood firmly on the ground of the treasure cave, and looked deeper into the cave.

In addition to the piles of priceless treasures, Luo Xiu was more interested in the mountains of materials, extraordinary props and equipment.

With just a glance, Luo Xiu had already seen no less than dozens of "epic" quality and dozens of "legendary" quality materials and equipment. As for the collections of "rare" and "exquisite" quality, there were countless of them.

Among them, there were three treasures that particularly attracted Luo Xiu's attention.

One is a complete divine heart of the "Chaos Spirit" personality.

It was a round stone body emitting a silver-gray glow, placed on an amber base near the deepest part.

——[Silver-blooded True Dragon·Heart of Hogsmos], this name appeared in Luo Xiu’s panel detection.

It is the same lost ancient dragon as the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx, but its status is lower than Quesanx's "Star Spirit" and it belongs to the "Chaos Spirit".

However, the divine heart of the "Chaos Spirit" was just right for Luo Xiu - because in order for the "Guardian of Falsehood" Amber to be upgraded to a "Chaos Spirit", what she lacked was exactly a complete heart of a "Chaos Spirit".

Luo Xiu thought about this. He then walked to the God's Heart where the [Silver Blood True Dragon Hogmos] was placed, raised his hand and carefully picked up the God's Heart emitting silver-gray light from the base, and carefully put it into the storage bracelet.

For Luo Xiu, this was the first thing he had to take away from here, ahead of the pile of gold, silver and jewelry.

After that, Luo Xiu walked towards two other things that interested him.

Those are two pieces of "Legendary" quality equipment—

[Hogsmos·Armor of the Dragon's Reverse Scale] and [Hogsmos·Eye of the True Dragon], the former is a scale armor forged purely from the silver-white dragon's reverse scale using ancient dragon techniques, and is a protective gear; the latter is a pendant forged from the ancient dragon's eye using the same ancient dragon techniques, and is an ornament.

It was not difficult for Luo Xiu to imagine what happened to the [Silver-blooded True Dragon Hogsmoth]... Luo Xiu could even think divergently why there were so many "Silver-blooded Dragonborn" executioners under Fafnir's command. It seemed that it had some connection with this lost ancient dragon "Chaos Spirit".

While Luo Xiu was thinking about this, he had also performed panel detection on the two pieces of equipment at the same time -

[Equipment Name: Hogmoth Scale Armor (Golden Legend)]

[Equipment type: Armor/Extraordinary equipment/Ancient dragon equipment]

[Equipment Efficiency: Damage Reduction +35%, Shield Generation +35%, Health Recovery +35%]

[Equipment bonus: Constitution attribute +102, Strength attribute +62, Resistance attribute +75]

[Equipment requirements: Any fifth level of destiny, physical attribute 525+, strength attribute 575+, resistance attribute 786+]

【Equipment Features List】

[Ancient Dragon's Burning Soul (Weapon Characteristics/Inherent): "Hogsmos · Reverse Scale Armor" initially has 2 layers of "Ancient Dragon's Residual Soul". When the holder equips "Hogsmos · Reverse Scale Armor" for battle, every time 20% of the upper limit of health is consumed, or 20% of the upper limit of mana is consumed, a layer of "Ancient Dragon's Residual Soul" is added, with a maximum of 6 layers.

Each time a layer of "Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul" is added to "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor", the equipment holder's total attribute damage is reduced by 10%. The amount of damage reduced by "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor" will be returned in the form of "physical damage" at a rate of 30% to 80%. 】

【古龙之庇护（主动技能/固有）：当“古龙残魂”叠加3层及以上，可发动固有技能“古龙之庇护”——消耗1/2/3层“古龙残魂”，获得10％/25％/50％上限生命值+300％/700％/1500％防御减免的“古龙护盾”，持续30秒。

During the existence of this shield, the wearer of "Hogmoth Reverse Scale Armor" is immune to any abnormal and negative status effects except "Authority". 】

[Remaining True Dragon Weapon (Sacred Weapon): This is one of the remaining True Dragon Weapons. When used together with other weapons or equipment with the "Remaining True Dragon Weapon" entry, it can trigger "True Dragon Resonance". Every time a "Remaining True Dragon Weapon" is used or equipped at the same time, the effect of each "Remaining True Dragon Weapon" is increased by 10%, up to a maximum of 50%]

【…】

——This is the panel effect of "Hogsmos Armor of the Reverse Scale".

It can provide a large amount of damage reduction and shield generation, and the special feature of "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor" is similar to the mechanism of "Anti-Armor" - one of the earliest common specialties that he had obtained, "Broken Thorns", also has a damage-reversal effect, but it is obvious that the value given by "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor" is much higher.

What Luo Xiu valued more was that this "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor" was also a "remaining weapon of a true dragon" - it could enhance the power of the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and [Dragon Breath Scepter] that he already possessed, forming a set that would unleash even greater power.

The only pity is that this "Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor" still has the value of "Fifth Destiny". After Luo Xiu takes it back, he plans to let Mir assist in strengthening it to make it meet the strength standards of the Sixth Destiny.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

His gaze then turned to another pendant, the [Hogsmos True Dragon's Eye].

It is the same as [Hogsmos Reverse Scale Armor], and is also one of the "Remaining Weapons of the True Dragon". It also has the mechanism of superimposing "Ancient Dragon Remaining Soul", but the effect improvement that can be obtained is different according to the characteristics of the weapon.

[Hogsmos: Eye of the True Dragon], the effect obtained by stacking "Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul" is to provide a random gain to itself. Each stack of "Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul" can provide itself with a mid-level or high-level effect gain, such as enhanced attack power, etc., and the value increase range is about 5% to 20%.

而其固有技能名为【真龙的怒瞳】——效果为消耗1/2/3层古龙残魂，令目标获得深度负面效果“龙之威慑”停止行动2/5/10秒，并获得10％/20％/50％全伤害易伤，外加随机对目标施加1/2/5项中度到深度的负面异常。

This is a functional accessory equipment. In fact, in Luo Xiu's eyes, it is not a very powerful "legendary" level accessory, because the equipment effects related to "negative abnormalities" can be easily exempted at the level of the sixth destiny.

But it can be combined into a four-piece set of [True Dragon Remaining Instruments] and provide a lot of additional set bonuses... Luo Xiu accepted it with satisfaction, and silently thanked Quesanx in his heart... No, thanked Fafnir for the gift.

After putting the Heart of the God, the "Armor of the Reverse Scale" and the "Eye of the True Dragon" into the bracelet, Luo Xiu turned around and his eyes met those of the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx who had been staring at him.

"……Roar."

[You have accepted my gift...Humanity.]

The voice of the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx, with the timbre of Fafnir, once again entered Luo Xiu's ears.

"……Roar."

[Then, my "justice" has been satisfied... I should go, human.]

"..."

"Ancient Dragon" Quesanx, and then no new sounds came from Him.

He has spread his gigantic wings that cover the sky, raised his neck and roared loudly toward the heavens, and his paws, as huge as mountains, have already left the ground, and are about to fly away.

"Wait a minute, 'Dragon of Justice' Quesanx—"

Luo Xiu looked at Him and called out to Him at the same time.

"……roar?"

Quesanx retracted its dragon wings and fell back to the ground. It lowered its raised neck and looked at Luo Xiu with its three-colored dragon eyes. The deep voice once again entered Luo Xiu's ears.

【What else, human? 】

"..."

"Where are you going?"

Luo Xiu looked at the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx and asked him in a clear voice.

"..."

This time, the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx did not answer Luo Xiu's question immediately.

The edge of the three-colored dragon pupil only slid across the thick dragon eyelids a few times, and He was also thinking about something.

It was not until a few seconds had passed that Quesanx raised his dragon neck again. His dragon eyes looked toward the invisible horizon in the distance, and a low roar came out of his mouth.

"……Roar."

[…I don’t know, human.]

"Roar……"

[The only thing I can confirm is... my current goal is to kill Fafnir...]

"……Roar."

[…After that, I will leave this continent and return to the Broken Continent.]

"Roar……"

[I will eventually return to the side of the First Dragon. That is the only destination left for us, the Dragons of Authority, in the world.]

"..."

"In this case."

Luo Xiu stared at Him, and then spoke clearly, word by word:

"'Dragon of Destruction' Fafnir is also my great enemy. I also have reasons to kill him."

"In that case, 'Dragon of Justice' Quesanx, I have a proposal."

"——Make a contract with me."

"We can go together."

……

(End of this chapter)