Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 598 Terrifying Profits
"Ugh—Fourth Brother."

The dizziness from the teleportation caused Aowu to have a lot of snot and tears. Coupled with his fourth brother after he vomited, and the fact that he couldn't finish his sentence, anyone who didn't know the situation would think that the little knight, the new king, had already 'passed away'.

It raised its tear-filled dragon face, shivering as it wiped its snot:

"Fourth brother, it's vomiting!"

Black Charcoal's eyes were darting around in their sockets just like in anime, and he swayed left and right as he ran around the living room like a drunkard.

Li Xia pressed his forehead, feeling as if the whole world was shaking and seeing many double images in front of him.

Only Xiaotian remained seated upright on the ground, serious and motionless, just as before.

It seems that Xiaotian's physique is indeed unique.

Before Li Xia could finish feeling relieved, Xiao Tian suddenly looked down and groaned, "Ugh—"

Li Xia:
This time, the teleportation to the Hall of Light was exceptionally rushed, as if something was chasing them from behind, fearing that if the teleportation was even slightly slow, they would be intercepted halfway. This also resulted in Li Xia and the three little ones, who had become stronger again, still staggering around.

There's no way around it; this kind of inter-void teleportation involves constantly adjusting the values ​​of the 'formula describing one's own existence.' In other words, this kind of vibration from the soul spreads into the body, and even the strongest body can hardly avoid it.

After the dizziness finally subsided, Li Xia, who rarely didn't want to sleep after returning home, huddled together with the three little ones and started the expanded meeting of the Meishan Standing Committee.

In short, one chief and three deputy chiefs sat together, taking stock of the day's achievements.

"I wonder if my fourth brother misses us over there."

Aowu was still thinking about his sworn brother, Xiaolong, who was not talkative. To put it nicely, Xiaolong was heroic and righteous; to put it bluntly, he was a bandit. He was very good to his own brothers, but to outsiders, he was a bastard and had a lot of foul language.

"Meow"

Black Charcoal felt a pang of sympathy. In the end, the little knight sat on the terrace where they had once fought, holding a photo in one hand and a wooden carving in the other, looking at the scene of the City of Tears shrouded in rain. They had all seen it.

If it weren't for my fourth brother, even if he survived, he would have been powerless to participate in the test and would have been forced to leave the world.

The little knight's summoned shadow held off Mord for a while, and he himself acted as the arrowhead to withstand the Apocalypse Squad.

This gave Li Xia time to kill Alabos, and it was this short time that completely turned the situation around.

"Soon, at least at the fourth level, we will definitely be able to contact each other again."

Li Xia glanced at the divine power interface. The stone men had accumulated 52 points of divine power. This was mainly because, since the stone men were classified as a clan, the time flow on Black Descending Star had been consistent with Li Xia's.

This is to avoid misalignment due to different times, which would cause the generated divine power to have temporal and spatial limitations, making it completely unusable by the apostles.

Another fifty points will be enough to upgrade Black Star, at which point there should be a second slot for a familiar. With the addition of the insects, the speed at which divine power accumulates should increase.

After a brief chat, Heitan had spread all his harvest on the soft carpet.

The most precious thing is of course the original incarnation, but the original incarnation has already been used up.

The second item is 'Dawn'. Although Li Xia doesn't use this item, it is undoubtedly expensive and has a large following.

Defeating the Pale Spirit yielded an orange 'Dawn of Dawn', worth 200 million Hall Points!

Another reward was the extra money Li Xia gave him for killing 'Void Apostle - Pale King - Supreme Origin Light'.

The "Virtual Self-Selection Bag" was something Li Xia didn't know at first. When she got it, she realized it was just three Dawns. Although it wasn't the expensive orange color, it was still a light orange.

Three pale orange sunrises are worth 240 million Hall Points.

So this time, the Seeking Light World has already earned more than 400 million in Hall Points alone!
Including the task settlement, it's about 500 million Hall Points!

A fourth-tier ordinary apostle, even if he worked himself to death in a world, might only have around three or four hundred thousand items in total.

Li Xia hasn't even factored in his extra gains yet; the conversation he had with Claude of the Brotherhood of Steel is now becoming a reality.

The difference in returns between apostles will become increasingly larger, reaching tens of times, hundreds of times, or even a hundred times.

Powerful apostles advance in rank at an extremely high speed, while mediocre apostles can only grind down their ranks little by little.

Li Xia is now at the fourth rank, while the apostles who participated in the joint trial back then were probably only at the second rank or two or three worlds.

"Boss, if the illusory body is the dawn, then the avatars of those apostles are actually false avatars?"

Aowu looked at the 'Phantom Selection Pack' and compared it with his original avatar, then suddenly spoke.

Li Xia nodded: "It should be. The false avatar has only one function, while the trial should be the original avatar, regardless of the difficulty level."

However, the specific attributes may differ significantly.

Even though they are all incarnations of the original source, the apostles still went one after another to challenge the highest difficulty. Those apostles who died at the highest difficulty and turned into statues had long since passed the other difficulties, but did they stop?

This is the nature of an apostle. If an opportunity to become stronger is presented to them, but they dare not seize it or risk their lives, then they will not go far in the hall.

No, it should be said that these apostles had no opportunity to challenge the trials.

Six Time-Space Silver Coins – that's still a pretty good return; it's a valuable currency!

Besides that, I experienced a world in the fourth tier, and the limit on merit points was lifted.

The executioner has finally been promoted by one star. To advance further, it's not enough to just kill one Void Apostle; you have to slowly accumulate kills.

He glanced at his attributes.

【Li Xia (Three-Star Executioner)】

[Number: 27149]

[Rank: Fourth-Tier Apostle (Two Ultimate Advancements, One Origin Advancement)]

[Merit Rank: University (1250/10000)]

[Physical Strength Assessment: 12 (Fourth-Tier Demigod)]

Wow, just going up from university, it's already 10,000 points! Looks like if I want to advance to the next rank, I'll have to fight in the world war.

but
Li Xia recalled that the apostles on his side were practically given away for free. The military equipment of the Hall of Light seemed to be useless, and the merit ranks that should have been effective were also of little use.

Even if you have a high rank and merit, what use is it if your soldiers are incompetent? It's safer to personally take to the battlefield.

All the other benefits of a three-star executioner are covered by the benefits of a reserve officer. It is foreseeable that even if one is promoted to a nine-star executioner, the benefits may not be as good as those of a reserve officer.

However, the Samsung Executioner has another role that the reserve substitute cannot replace: the acceleration of the Time Chamber has been increased by another six months, and it has now been two years!

The Time Chamber is where Li Xia truly differentiates himself from ordinary apostles. Without the Time Chamber's enhancements after each dungeon run, even with his formidable skills and inheritance, he would be useless at a low level.

They might still be strong, but if ganged up on, they'd definitely be dead.

What remains are six bloody keys.

[Punishment - Bloodstained Key]

Grade: No grade

[Type: Special Item]

[Effect: Allows four draws, with a guaranteed high-value item at least once]

[Summary: Only through punishment can the majesty of the hall be upheld.]

Seeing the three little ones' bright, sparkling eyes, Li Xia pushed the keys in her hand away, keeping three for herself.

It wasn't that Li Xia didn't believe in their abilities, but rather that he felt he always managed to get decent items from the Blood Key, aside from those strange things like pajamas, figurines, and counterfeit watches. "This time, I will avenge myself!"

Full of fighting spirit, Awoo gripped the key and wandered around the room in a daze, finally finding what it considered the best feng shui spot.

Black Charcoal, on the other hand, was very confident, and its Bloody Key always opened the door quite well.

Xiaotian was much more straightforward. The silly dog ​​had already opened the door with the key hanging from it, and a blood-red vortex, even deeper in color than before, slowly rotated in front of it.

It stuck its head inside, and after a short while, it came out with a box in its mouth. After placing it on the ground, it stuck out its tongue and swatted it open with its paw.

Now, Aowu and Heitan weren't in a hurry to start; instead, they craned their necks to see their third brother's results.

A flash of light appeared, and a scroll emerged from it.

[Bonus Scroll]

Grade: No grade

[Type: Permission-related items]

[Number of uses: 1/1]

[Valid Duration: One World]

[Effect: Increases final earnings by 10%-30%, depending on settlement and evaluation]

[Note: This scroll can only be used in derived worlds; it is invalid in the original world.]

[Summary: The taste of power is unforgettable; it's both a gift and a price.]

"Wow, third brother, that's impressive!"

Awoo vigorously rubbed Xiaotian's head, praising him:
"One shot into the soul!"

Xiaotian grinned so wide it looked like a lotus flower; it was the first time it had ever gotten something good from the Bloody Key!

Permission-related items.
Li Xia held the scroll in his hand and weighed it in his hand for a moment.

It seems that the junk collector has quite a few privilege-related items; he previously obtained a very powerful talent stripping scroll.

Now this kind of bonus scroll has been released, just like the description said, the feeling of having privileges is unforgettable.

It smells really good!
Encouraged by his older brothers, Xiaotian once again stuck his head into the vortex and, under the expectant gazes of the two little ones, pulled out three boxes in one go!
In the brilliant light, Aowu and Heitan's expressions went from anticipation to doubt to boredom in just two or three seconds.

Looking at the pile of junk, Aowu nodded perfunctorily.

"Not bad, keep it up!"

Aowu returned to the auspicious feng shui spot he had chosen and eagerly turned on the key.

A scarlet vortex slowly spun before its eyes. It reached its claws into it, casually scooped one out, opened it, glanced at it, and then tossed it aside.

Then he stretched out his claws again, rummaged around for a while, and said with a confident look:

"This shipment is guaranteed to be delivered!"

When he opened it, he almost turned green with shock and threw away a set of women's underwear that looked too big.

Finally, the guaranteed minimum was paid out.

【Heart of Blue】

[Grade: Light Orange (Tier 4)]

【Origin: Azure World】

[Durability: 80/80]

1. Water elemental manipulation +1
2. Water Affinity +1
3. Water Elemental Talent +1
[Introduction: The power of the sea is concentrated above]

"It's shipped!"

Awoo held the ring and was overjoyed. It had opened the key of the water mage in the Apocalypse Squad and was only thinking of matching it, but it never expected to open jewelry!

Moreover, it's an extremely powerful piece of jewelry. Each of these three attributes is something that water mages crave, and when all three are combined, it's practically the water mage's 'dream ring'.

"Boss!"

Aowu took the ring, and Li Xia waved his hand:
"If it's useful, keep it for yourself. You don't need to sell it."

"okay!"

Awoo happily held the silver ring with a layer of watery shimmering on it. Its claws were not very good at putting it on, so after thinking for a while, it simply slipped it onto the crystal-clear little horn on its head, which fit perfectly.

Li Xia patted its head, stopped paying attention to the three little ones, and picked up the keys herself.

The good thing about the Punishment Key is that it guarantees at least one high-value item, unlike the previous ones where you might not get anything even after using a dozen keys.

"buzzing"

The three bloody keys in his hand plunged directly into the space in front of him, opening three crimson vortexes.

Li Xia casually reached in, touched the boxes, and took them out. He continued until he had taken out all 12 boxes and piled them up in front of him. When the vortex disappeared, he waved his hand and the 12 boxes jumped up and bounced away.

In an instant, a burst of light illuminated the entire room.

Li Xia squinted, swept the eight items without even glancing at them into the trash can, and began to examine the other four items.

[Executioner, you have obtained the Electric/Magnetic Grip through the Punishment/Bloody Key]

[Executioner, you have obtained the Demon Contract through the Punishment Blood Key]

[Executioner, you have obtained the Chainsaw Greatsword through the Punishment Bloody Key]

[Executioner, you have obtained the EX Type II Enhancer through the Punishment Blood Key]

Four items, not bad!

Li Xia first picked up the Electric Magnetic Grip, Morde's main weapon, an orange-tier weapon.

The skills made Li Xia a little dizzy; they contained a lot of technical terms and even some damn formulas.

Although Li Xia has started learning now, he is learning spatial directions and energy configurations based on natural energy and higher structures, mainly focusing on Flying Thunder God and slashing techniques.

I simply tossed the gloves to Black Charcoal. Anyway, Little Cat already had Mord's talent, though I guess Little Cat's going to have to relearn physics for a while now.
There's not much to say about the chainsaw greatsword. It's a light orange greatsword with average stats, except for its impressive armor-piercing ability when activated, and it also destroys enemy weapons.

However, it consumes a lot of energy, and overall it's just an unremarkable light orange main weapon.

Li Xia simply categorized this weapon as tradable, saying it was useless and not even as good as the Nameless King's Sword he had obtained when he was at Tier 3. It only held the title of Tier 4 and orange.

Currently, fourth-tier apostles mostly use purple equipment. Orange equipment is not as rare as third-tier equipment, but it is still only usable by a few apostles. At least the top-tier apostles all have at least one piece of orange equipment.

It should fetch a good price if sold elsewhere.

Then he picked up the Demon Contract, and his eyes lit up.

Wow, that's amazing! I never knew such a thing existed!
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