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Chapter 350 Body of Law
You have obtained three strands of the original essence of the Law.

The information that surfaced in his mind was concise and clear. At the same time, a phantom "price list" unfolded in Qin Ziwen's vision, its contents causing him to gasp for breath:
[Price Increase Items]

• Ability "Improvement of Meteorite Protection" (Level 2 → Level 3): Requires 1000 strands of Law Essence

• Ability "Spirit Feeding and Radiance Absorption" (Level 2 → Level 3): Requires 1000 strands of Law Essence

• Ability "Resonance" (Level 2 → Level 3): Requires 300 strands of Law Essence

"The cost of improving different abilities is indeed different." Qin Ziwen's gaze swept over the staggering figure. "But this price is just too outrageous."

A precious first-class aquatic wonder was sacrificed, yet only three strands of its original liquid were obtained in return.

If this is to improve abilities, wouldn't the number of rare items needed be astronomical?

Fortunately, what I'm improving is the overall ability framework. Once Spirit Feeding and Meteorite Protection are upgraded to level 3, all their subordinate branch abilities will be upgraded.

From this perspective, the Ruins of the Abyss isn't entirely heartless. What a load of rubbish!
It takes 300 Level 1 Aquatic Treasures to upgrade to Level 1.

Let's make things difficult for the pets first.

He was prepared to try another path: to condense a body of laws.

Having made up his mind, Qin Ziwen no longer hesitated.

In his mind, the three strands of primordial law liquid, which flowed slowly like liquid starlight, suddenly dispersed with his will, turning into countless fine light points, like the gentle rain of early spring, silently merging into his limbs and bones.

A gentle warmth rose from the depths of my body; it was a sense of fulfillment that originated from a deeper, more fundamental level.

As the warm current gradually subsided.

[Body of Law - Level 1 (3/100)]

Qin Ziwen closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully sensing the changes in his body. Strength, speed, perception... all his basic qualities seemed to have improved, but the increase was extremely subtle. Roughly estimated, the overall increase was only about 3%.

“Three percent…” He opened his eyes and clenched his fist.

If you can max it out, your base stats should double.

He felt it was more worthwhile to use it to refine the body of laws, and as for the abilities, it was more worthwhile to train them slowly on his own.

Of course, these are all his ideas based on the information currently available.

If the Ruins of the Abyss could be open to the public like a restaurant.

He acts as an intermediary, charging a service fee each time, and he can't even imagine how much money he can make.

But this thought was quickly extinguished after only a brief moment.

Forget it, it's too dangerous. I can't afford the consequences of being exposed right now.

Let's develop slowly first.

After waving away the others around him, Qin Ziwen told Du Yu, Mo Gu, Qin Ziwu, and Jia Liangcai about the effects of the Sea Abyss Ruins that he had just verified.

Mogu's expression was the most shocked; he was savoring his master's words.

"Isn't this just a second restaurant?!"

Jia Liangcai's expression turned serious, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. "My lord, how about we purge all those who know the truth?"

Qin Ziwen thought for a moment, then shook his head. "There's no need."

He never publicized the matter of the Wonder Cards after he obtained them. Others only knew that he was collecting aquatic wonders, but they did not know the specific purpose for which he needed these wonders.

Now, cleaning people up seems like they have ulterior motives.

As for whether the Ruins of the Abyss would be too obvious to leave here.

Qin Ziwen wasn't too worried about this.

Because this building is under his control, without his permission, no matter how much stuff others throw in, they won't receive any feedback. This is also part of his authority as the master of the Abyss Ruins—taking a cut.

Minimum 0%, maximum 100%.

How much of the offerings others make and how much he takes is entirely up to him.

Thinking about it this way, that restaurant must have collected countless "taxes" over the years, and its behind-the-scenes controllers are probably rolling in money.

Afterwards, Qin Ziwen discussed the matter with them and ultimately decided that collecting rare items, hunting extraordinary beasts, and finding extraordinary plants would be important tasks for sustainable development.

Meanwhile, after completing the transaction, Sheya returned home from the mountains.

As she passed through the plains, she took out an incense stick and lit it.

The wisps of smoke drifted by, and wherever they passed, wild beasts scattered as if they had smelled something terrifying.

After returning to the city, use the portal to go back to your mountain stronghold.

This stretch of mountain village is located in the middle of a desert.

The surrounding area was filled with yellow sand, and the vast sea of ​​sand was desolate.

After Xie Ya came out, she went straight to one of the courtyards in the backyard of the mountain stronghold. In a flash of light, the scenery in front of her suddenly changed.

A giant golden beetle, over five meters tall and over ten meters long, lay quietly on the ground.

Sensing Sheya's approach, it let out a wary and fierce sound. Sheya smiled slightly, took out the Sky Fruit, and threw it forward. Smelling the fruit's scent, the golden beetle raised its head, opened its mandibles, and shot out its tongue to sweep away the Sky Fruit on the ground.

After eating the fruit, the giant golden beetle's wary movements gradually slowed down, and the fierce glint in its eyes slowly faded.

Seeing this, Xie Ya couldn't help but laugh, a smile spreading across her face. "It's true that it's easier to tame when it becomes stupid. This is really a good thing. It would be even better if we could get our hands on the fruit trees too."

“That woman will definitely have designs on my fruit trees,” Qin Ziwen said. “So next week we won’t go to the forest map for now. We can go to the Gobi map first. I’ll open a node in the oasis, and then we can go directly to the oasis.”

"What you say is absolutely right, my lord," Du Yu agreed.

Jia Liangcai said, "Previously, the Sky-High Fruit Tree would ripen in about twenty days. Now that we've moved to a different location, with Treasure Garden here, the ripening time can be further shortened."

“That’s right. Trees like the Sky-High Fruit Tree, which can produce fruit continuously, are the real treasures.” Qin Ziwen nodded, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He still had a Plant Breakthrough Card in his hand, and he had to choose his target carefully.

Ideally, it should have a short maturity period and high yield.

This allows for large-scale sacrifices.

As for its effects, those are secondary; since sacrifices are required anyway, the fruit's own efficacy is unimportant.

Mogu said, "My lord, I will keep an eye out for suitable plants when I go into the sea."

"Yes, mainly extraordinary beasts. By the way, since the spiders and jellyfish are gone from that underwater mountain, leaving only those silver Bobbit worms, let's not waste them."

The Silver Bobbit Worm can be used to extract Silver Blood, which is a Level 3 Rare Item.

It's unknown how much original essence of law will be returned after the sacrifice.

“Understood,” Mogu replied.

"Okay, that's all for today. Everyone, go ahead and get back to work."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone rushed over, “President, something terrible has happened! The sea level outside is rising!”

"How much did it go up?"

"As we approached the gate of the residential complex, the garage below was flooded again."

"Are you kidding me? This is the sea." Qin Ziwen frowned. This wasn't a river, nor a lake; it was the entire ocean. For rain to raise the sea level, the global water level would have to rise.

　There will be more later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)