Nightmare Light

Chapter 268 Black and Red Heart
All eyes were focused on what the Dragon Head Lord was holding.

It was a dark red heart, still faintly beating.

But what Lin Wang was particularly concerned about was that the heart and a tree fern fruit had grown together.

Moreover, the prompts from the server function made it clear to him that this thing was not an ordinary mundane tool, but an important item that had to be recycled.

"What is this?" Lin Wang asked Dragon Head.

Lord Longshou handed the object to Lin Wang: "This is Ji Zhaohai's heart."

Dog Brother's eyes widened immediately: "The heart of our ancestor?"

"Yes, but don't even think about burying it—this heart has been through a lot and is now a very dangerous tool."

Lord Longshou pointed to the heart and said, "When Ji Zhaohai and I self-destructed, he was already severely contaminated—he used his powerful strength to forcibly suppress the contamination within his body, specifically in the heart area."

"When he self-destructed, his flesh and blood dissipated, leaving only his heart still beating. I also had a tree fern fruit on my body, so I combined it with the heart and preserved Ji Zhaohai's heart to this day."

"Why did you do that?" Lin Wang asked. "I mean, you should have been severely contaminated at the time, so why did you still have the mind to protect the heart of a human emperor?"

After a moment of silence, Lord Long said, "Because he said something before he self-destructed that I found very interesting."

He said, "Imperial power may disappear, but humanity will endure forever." These words pulled me back to my senses, as I was still in a daze and rage.

“I realized that such an emperor should not simply vanish into thin air; I should leave him something behind.”

"Having thought of this, I did it."

He pointed to the heart again, a somewhat complicated smile on his face: "Alright, now this heart is yours."

……

A dozen minutes later, Lin Wang, Dog Brother, and Bai Xiaoxiao walked out of the imperial mausoleum.

The others, whether immortals or deities, have all returned to the tree fern.

I went home in tears in May.

Because Lin Wang assigned her another twenty-odd kilograms of test papers.

After leaving the imperial mausoleum, they saw a large group of Steelbone Army soldiers at the entrance of the Steelbone Army's garrison. Judging from their sickly appearance, they were still in poor condition.

Even so, the soldiers still set up a makeshift defensive line outside the mausoleum.

Upon seeing Lin Wang and his two companions, the soldiers stirred slightly.

A soldier jogged forward and saluted the three men: "Are you three warriors from the Wild Wolf Legion?"

Dog Bro: "Oh..."

Lin Wang nodded: "Yes."

The soldier stood at attention and nodded: "Thank you all for your help. Our... commander will be here shortly."

Lin Wang and Bai Xiaoxiao nodded to indicate that they understood.

The soldier saluted again and turned to leave.

Dog called out to him, "Hey bro, what did you just call us?"

The soldier was taken aback: "A warrior from the Wild Wolf Regiment?"

Dog Bro, looking smug, said, "Oh... could you bark again?"

The soldier was dumbfounded: "?"

Lin Wang's face twitched: "What are you doing?"

Dog Bro: "It feels so good to be called Warrior for the first time, I want to hear it a few more times."

"..."

A few minutes later, a military vehicle stopped in front of the defensive line, and a tall and burly soldier jumped out. Although he was not as tall as Lin Wang, he was still over 1.9 meters tall, and his muscles were bulging, making him look extremely strong.

He's the one who met Lin Wang and the others before.

Upon seeing Lin Wang, the officer's lips twitched a few times, and he subconsciously touched the back of his head. But after a change of expression, he still stepped forward and saluted Lin Wang and the other two.

"Gentlemen, now that you have emerged safely, the matter within the imperial mausoleum must be resolved..."

"Yes! The Wild Wolf Gang has already taken care of them!" Dog Brother patted his chest and said loudly, then leaned closer to the officer, "Sir, how much would a merit like this be worth in mercenary bounty?"

The tall, burly officer was stunned: "Such great military achievements, I didn't know...it must be quite a lot."

Then Dog Bro grinned foolishly and ran off to the side, drooling: "Hey, I'm rich..."

The officer walked up to Lin Wang and said, "Let me introduce myself. I am Sun Duchuan, the former vanguard officer and current sole military commander of the Steelbone Army. Thank you all." "If it weren't for you, the Steelbone Army would no longer exist."

Lin Wang returned the greeting and then asked, "You've lost so many men this time, what are your plans next?"

Sun Duchuan was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Let's promote some officers from the rank and file first... We'll discuss other matters later—after all, the Federation is about to be engulfed in war, and it's probably difficult for any unit to have officers to support us right now."

The thought of the Federation's impending military action against the North weighed heavily on Lin Wang's mind.

He reached out and shook hands with Sun Duchuan: "In that case, I wish you good luck... goodbye."

"Have a safe trip," Sun Duchuan said. "Also, you were really ruthless before."

"..."

After saying goodbye to the Steelbone Army, Dog drove the group back.

On this trip, they not only resolved the matter of the imperial tombs but also uncovered more secrets from that time and obtained new recyclables, making their harvest quite substantial.

Then, halfway there, Lin Wang suddenly slapped his palm with his fist: "Oh no, I forgot something."

While Dog Brother was driving, Bai Xiaoxiao asked Lin Wang, "Brother Lin, is there something we forgot?"

Lin Wang said, "Those rats are still trapped at the fork in the road."

"..."

About half a day later, the group returned to Tangsheng City.

Dog Brother and Bai Xiaoxiao had a lot to do—return to their base, hand over their tasks, and collect their commissions.

Besides that, Dog Brother had another important thing to do—he needed to contact Lu Shanren and talk to Butler Liu about it.

Lin Wang also has things to do.

He went to the market and bought many daily necessities, tools, supplies, spices and other items for the Wu ethnic villagers under the tree fern.

And most importantly—he bought some live chickens and sheep for the villagers.

With these things, the villagers' lives under the trees gradually became richer. Although the population was small, they were able to make a living.

After shopping and returning home, Lin Wang sat on the sofa and adjusted to a comfortable position.

Then, he tuned in and entered the tree fern space.

After handing over the chickens, ducks, sheep, geese, and other animals to the villagers, Lin Wang sat down on a tree root under the giant tree, took out the heart, and examined it from both sides.

"Server?"

[Server ready, esteemed administrator]

"Let's analyze this heart."

[Analysis in progress... please wait.]

Analysis...completed

[Your Excellency, this is the heart left behind by a powerful human. In life, this person was skilled in using blood magic, and their heart still contains that power.]

[Later, someone forcibly used tree fern fruit to prolong the life of this heart, thus strengthening the power of the blood contained within it.]

After you successfully retrieved this heart, the tree fern also gained the power to control blood.

Congratulations, esteemed administrator, you have gained another power.

The power of blood...?
Lin Wang turned his hands over and over, looking at them.

The next second, he felt a brand new power surging within him.

It quickly merged with the power of the white fire and the tree fern, becoming inseparable.

He can now use this new power as easily and freely as he uses any other ability.

Not far away, several villagers, along with the old cook dressed as the Dragon Head Elder, were slaughtering two chickens, preparing to improve their evening meal.

With a thought, Lin Wang raised his finger and pointed at the blood basin next to the chicken.

A stream of blood, as if it had come alive, suddenly leaped out of the blood basin and sprayed Wu Long's face.

The old man froze on the spot when he was sprayed with blood.

The next second, he flew into a rage: "It must be that bastard Qianlan playing another prank!"

(End of this chapter)