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Chapter 407 The Reincarnator's 'Self-Made' [Scroll of the Deceased] and [Specialty]

Fang Yi searched through the personal space under the main god's number.

He quickly turned his attention to a scroll about the length of an adult's forearm in the corner.

This relic is like the 'deceased' Extra Mana Source and the 'Silent Coin'.

It's the kind of "relic" that doesn't need to be bound; it just needs to be placed in your personal space to take effect.

Therefore, Fang Yi did not need to take it out.

Simply project your thoughts onto it to view or use its functions.

This relic, named "The Deceased's Scroll," has "scroll" in its name.

But strictly speaking, it's more like the period before the widespread use of paper in ancient times.

Take bamboo or wood and split it into long, narrow, but uneven pieces.

Then, these surfaces are scraped and polished, and the characters are painstakingly engraved on them with ink. Finally, they are strung together with rope to form bamboo slips for recording the text.
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With a thought, Fang Yi unfolded the rolled-up relic neatly in his personal space.

Only then did I realize that the unevenness of the 'wooden pieces' that made up this 'relic' was a bit excessive.

This relic consists of about fourteen narrow, thin, semi-transparent bamboo strips, each capable of holding only one line of small seal script.

It consists of three brown wooden boards, each about three fingers wide, and thin white ropes that connect them.

Based on his experience using the [Burning Soul Wax] multiple times, Fang Yi quickly realized that the bamboo strips and wooden planks that made up this [relic] were emanating a faint aura of soul.

However, only two of the wooden boards had an extremely strong spiritual aura, and only four of the fourteen bamboo strips had tiny seal script characters as small as ants written on them.

The thin white rope connecting the wooden planks and bamboo strips subtly exudes the aura of a dragon-like creature.

It is clearly a high-quality tendon.

Although there was a vague feeling that this dragon tendon was somewhat out of place with the rest of the relic, making the whole relic seem a bit strange.

However, Fang Yi still focused his attention on the attributes of the [relic] itself.

This relic, just as its name suggests, is a somewhat cruel relic that can yield something from the deceased.
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[The Deceased's Book]

[Quality of the artifact: Heirloom]

【Soul Search】：
(Current ownership is insufficient; this feature is for demonstration purposes only.)
After acquiring a certain degree of ownership of the [relic].

If you kill an intelligent being who harbors some malice toward the possession of this relic.

It can use malice as a medium to consume a certain amount of soul-related things.

Perform a targeted memory retrieval that destroys the soul of a slain intelligent being.

Keywords need to be set when searching for information.

The amount of memories acquired is affected by various factors, including the difference in strength between the [Relic] holder and the [Soul Search] target, as well as the strength of their souls.
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[Note 1]:
When performing tasks in non-derivative worlds that follow matching principles.

It can extract most of the memories of reincarnated individuals or certain characters who have mastered a single skill.

[Note 2]:
When searching, please use precise terms such as "Master-level Swordsmanship" or "Alchemy - School of Truth" to help you remember the information.

Please do not use vague keywords such as "swordsmanship" or "alchemy".

This behavior will most likely result in not being able to fully obtain the benefits.
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[Giving a book as a gift]:
[Relic] does not need to be bound to the reincarnator when used.

Lending can be done by signing a specific space contract with others, or by concluding a contract through the [Contract-type] skill.

It can be temporarily lent to others for use.

Those who borrow the [Relic] will temporarily possess the [Soul Search] ability, which has a limited number of uses, according to the contract.
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[Note 3]:
The process will be terminated upon the death of the reincarnator who borrows the [Relic] and the reincarnator who possesses the [Relic].

The former will automatically recycle the [Relic] to the [Relic] owner's personal space.

The latter will transfer ownership according to the order of priority of the lender of the "gift" and the holder of the "relic".
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[Last Wish]

If the reincarnator who possesses the [relic] dies.

This will replicate some of the skills related to the holder of the [Relic] to generate [Last Wish] that can generate benefits.

Completing a "Last Wish" will grant you the skill corresponding to the "Knowledge Level".

Current record [Last Wish]: -
【Last Wish: Cheng Xiang】

I want to learn more skills related to alchemy.

I want to acquire more alien flesh and blood, perform more [physical modifications], and endow my body with more [special traits].

(Defeating Saber, the Red Archer, etc., will not fulfill the wish, omitted)

Last Wish Progress: 51%
(Mastering alchemy techniques such as "Truth Forging and Completion" allows for multiple "physical modifications.")
【Last Wish Gift】

Memories related to Alchemy.

You have mastered a large number of related skills.

This memory can be transformed into [Alchemy - School of Truth lv12] and [Alchemy - Matter Transformation lv3].

Skills obtainable at the current [Wish Progress] level:
【Alchemy - School of Truth lv12】.
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[Last Wish - Zhang Yong]

I want to master more and better sword skills and techniques.

I want to continuously modify and improve the longsword in my hand.

I want to fight alongside the long sword in my hand and kill countless powerful enemies.

Last Wish Progress: 71%
(Having mastered multiple sword techniques and repeatedly improved [Kashuu Kiyomitsu], he slew powerful enemies.)
【Last Wish Gift】

Memories related to knives.

You have mastered a large number of related skills.

This memory can be transformed into [Spiritual Source Returns to the Edge], [Resonance and Spirit Empowerment - Blade lv15], [Hot Silence], and [Cold Silence].

Skills obtainable at the current [Wish Progress] level:
Tips on using [Resonance Spirit Empowerment - Blade lv15] and [Spiritual Source Return to Edge].
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[Note 4]:
To obtain the skill [Last Will Gift] with a certain level.

It is recommended to do this after entering a [Derivative World] where there is ample free time to repeatedly practice the relevant skills.

To consolidate gains and prevent the loss of acquired skills.
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Summary:
A strange entity that can use malice as chains and the soul as sustenance to extract the memories of others.

If you obtain it from someone else, you can try to increase your ownership by fulfilling the deceased's last wishes to acquire ownership of this "relic".

Evaluation:

Relics that require greed and ambition to reach their full potential.

But please remember this: "Uncontrollable greed will eventually leave you with nothing."
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Clearly, this is a relic primarily designed to extract benefits from enemies by "soul-searching".

It's somewhat similar to the achievement "The Enemy's Respect" that Fang Yi keeps getting skills popping up.

However, after seeing the restriction that one must harbor ill will towards the holder of the relic and pay for something related to the soul in order to perform a soul search.

Fang Yi's heart, now possessing the [Burning Soul Wax], instantly burned with passion.

He had already come up with several schemes for sting operations to rake in huge profits.

After scrolling down to the comments section, I saw the friendly reminder: "Uncontrollable greed will eventually leave you with nothing."

Fang Yi, who had just been tricked by Zhang Yong with his Zanpakuto, instantly became much more rational.

Fang Yi raised his head and looked at the burial place where he had killed Zhang Yong.

He recalled the man who had vanished into thin air along with the knife.

He then looked at the barrier, which was originally intended to prevent prey from escaping, but was now dissolving under the efforts of Yigu Youtai.

After pondering the statement, "Uncontrollable greed will eventually leave you with nothing," I realized that...

He nodded in agreement.

Having learned his lesson from Zhang Yong, he resolved to use this [Relic] cautiously and discreetly in the future. However, Fang Yi did not immediately acquire skills through the [Relic].

Instead of acquiring skills through this relic, they studied the strange aspects of the relic itself.

For example, the selection of materials for [relics].

And the "out of place" feature, which was originally intended to be a "relic" function, is actually more like a "commentary" written by a reincarnator.
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The materials used to make this relic are very simple.

Fourteen narrow bamboo strips, three wooden boards, and several tendons.

But whether it was bamboo strips, wooden boards, or dragon tendons, they all seemed unusually new to Fang Yi in terms of the knowledge he gained from his Bloody Alchemy.

The entire person's [relics] looked as if they had just been made not long ago.

It can be described as 'brand new'.

After examining the [Scroll of the Deceased] in his personal space, Fang Yi subconsciously touched his chin.

This relic is rather unusual; it looks like it was newly made by a reincarnator.

According to Fang Yi's knowledge, the purpose of this "relic" was the bamboo pieces and the three wooden planks.

The tendons did not serve any purpose.

It seems that it was used simply because a few pieces of rope were needed to tie the bamboo strips and wooden planks together to prevent them from coming apart.

So it's like the creator just used this material on a whim.
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Fang Yi had a sudden thought regarding all the conjectures about the origin of the [relic].

He carefully examined the text written on the four bamboo strips with tiny characters written on them.

It was compared one by one with the four annotations that sounded very much like those of a reincarnator.

He quickly discovered that the words written on the four bamboo strips were exactly the same as the contents of the four [annotations].

[Was it really made by a reincarnator?]

I have dismantled [Relics] and [Extra Mana Sources].

The useful materials were disassembled to enhance the [Phase Crystal Core Energy Storage Cavity - Modified].

Through the [Echoing Blade's Heart], Fang Yi learned of the flaw in the [California Kiyomitsu] hilt and realized that it required dragon tendon material. He subconsciously pulled at the dragon tendon.

He easily pulled out a small section of the dragon tendon.

Seeing that the attributes of the [Relic] had not changed, Fang Yi pulled out one of the bamboo strips with small characters written on it.

After observing again that the relic itself had not changed,

Fang Yi then placed the bamboo strip and the dragon tendon into his personal space under the [Reincarnation Space] number.

I was quarantined once.

At the same time, he looked at the [relic] again.

Soon, Fang Yi discovered that the annotation 1 in the relic had disappeared.

The function of [Relics] remains unchanged.

It is clear that the main body of this "relic" consists of ten bamboo strips without any writing on them and three wooden boards.

It seems that the tassel for reinforcing the handle of the knife by [California Kiyomitsu] has been found.
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Upon realizing this, Fang Yi did not feel any joy.

Instead, a chill ran through him.

As expected, this relic was made by a reincarnator.

The annotations are notes written by the creator.

It is made possible by the two "last wishes" carried within and two of the three wooden planks imbued with a strong spiritual aura.

Fang Yi quickly realized that the first owner of this "relic" was Cheng Xiang.

After reviewing the intelligence he had gathered, Fang Yi realized that this "relic" was probably a new item issued to him by the organization behind him.

It is even highly likely that it is related to that 'Gu Master' [Yuan Zhongli].

Thinking back to the time when he killed Liao Lin, the other side successively sent Yuan Qi, Cheng Xiang, and the 'Descendant'.

Fang Yi couldn't help but smile.

This relic is clearly a good bait.

If you can join the trading network in the real world.

He should be able to use some underhanded methods to trace the clues through this relic and get in touch with people related to Yuan Zhongli.

Then, through the [Soul Search], we can safely learn about this enemy whose name we only know and the organization's structure.

However, this obviously happens after the [assessment task] ends.

Regarding the developer's comment, "Do not directly acquire skills with a certain level," we should readily accept the developer's advice.

I've decided to place the acquisition of the skills [Resonance Enchantment - Blade lv15] and [Alchemy - School of Truth lv12] in the [Derivative World].

Begin focusing on acquiring the usage skills related to the [Spiritual Source Returns to the Edge] derived [Specialty].

And begin to study the newly acquired [Expertise].

Information regarding [Specialty].

The space consistently adheres to the principles of "do not create entities unnecessarily" and "do not provide explanations if there is no acquisition or condition is not met."

It wasn't until Fang Yi officially acquired the [Specialty] [Spiritual Source Returns to the Edge] that he gave these two brief hints.

[This is the first time a Reincarnator has acquired a [Faction]. Some information about this [Faction] is provided below.]
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[Specialty] is a reflection of the experience, knowledge and ability that a reincarnator has accumulated in a certain aspect of things.

The skills, crafts, and techniques mastered by the reincarnator must meet the prerequisites for the derived [Specialty].

Alternatively, you can obtain a special skill by fulfilling most of the prerequisites and using the special skill advancement opportunity.

Reincarnators will be given corresponding [specialties].
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[Specialty] It has an extremely wide variety of categories.

This includes, but is not limited to, the Crafting Specialization and the Mastery Specialization.

A special ability with a high boost will have extremely demanding prerequisites.
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If a reincarnator obtains a special skill through a special skill advancement opportunity but is unable to meet the corresponding prerequisites.

Then you won't be able to fully utilize the capabilities of your [Specialty].

The prerequisites need to be continuously improved until they are met.
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After hearing the explanation from the space, Fang Yi quickly understood the positioning of [Specialty].

It is clear that a specialty can be developed through repeatable and reproducible training.

And the ability to acquire the corresponding skills repeatedly.

If the goal is to meet the prerequisites, then targeted reinforcement and knowledge acquisition are necessary.

You should then be able to obtain the corresponding [Specialty].

Fang Yi instantly realized the value of these "Specialties," which were essentially weakened versions of "Talents" and "Traits."

Once you master the "formula," you can obtain it in a reproducible way.

Those reincarnation organizations probably don't have a formula for acquiring [expertise], right?

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Fang Yi turned his attention to his newly acquired [Specialty] [Spiritual Source Returns to the Edge].

He soon realized that his views were somewhat unfounded.

He also realized the significance of the description in the space: "A specialty with a high gain will have extremely demanding prerequisites."

Because the prerequisites for acquiring this greatly enhanced specialty are somewhat demanding.

(End of this chapter)