nashuaworldcup Chapter 1237 The Last Solution, the Mysterious Holy Wax Stone
Chapter 1237 The Last Solution, the Mysterious Holy Wax Stone
"It seems that the Mohists are not all idiots."
"I thought that the people of the Mohist school would unconditionally obey the orders of that so-called Grand Master."
Seeing that everyone from the Mo Family Temple had left in one go, Sui Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He casually put the old woman's head, which was as big as a lump of iron, into the Mountain and River Remnant Realm, where he could slowly torture her.
Duke Wuwei, who had been watching from the sidelines, was not surprised by Zhao Ci's choice of chief priest. Instead, he smiled and said:
"That's actually normal. Those who follow the right path receive more help, while those who stray from it receive less."
"The Mohist Divine Path used to be very united, with all disciples obeying the orders of the Grand Master. However, since Mo Yi'an became the Grand Master of the Mohist School, he has done many things that angered both heaven and man, and over time he has lost the support of the people."
"How's your partner doing, though?"
He was asking about the Carefree Pendant. The Carefree Pendant had previously gone into hiding to investigate the situation, but unexpectedly it was captured by the old woman, and its spirit has not yet awakened.
"It's nothing serious. That spirit-sealing stone did have an effect on Xiao Peipei, but it's not a big problem. She'll wake up slowly after some rest."
"What about Gu Xiu? How much longer?"
“This…” Sui Xing turned to look at Gu Xiu, who was still sitting cross-legged: “It’s hard to say. He may have encountered unprecedented difficulties. If he succeeds this time, he may be able to soar to great heights.”
"Unfortunately, we don't have much time left," Duke Wuwei sighed.
The situation is terrible.
If the Mo family cannot obtain the Spirit Rhinoceros Ice Ivory, it means that Wuwei City's lifespan is at most only half a month. Moreover, if other half-saints from the Mo family's divine path arrive, Wuwei City may not even have half a month left.
As a semi-saint of the God of War, Duke Wuwei is indeed invincible in battle, capable of crushing any semi-saint of the God Path in close combat. However, the problem is that other semi-saints of the God Path simply cannot truly fight to the death with a semi-saint of the God of War.
Especially the Mohist theology.
This old woman was an exception; she had poured almost all her resources into herself, relying mainly on spirit-sealing stones in the past.
But what if more people come next?
They might not even see each other's faces. They might face attacks from countless powerful mechanical beasts. No matter how strong the City Lord of Wuwei is, he can't possibly protect Gu Xiu completely.
Sui Xing asked, "Before the Ziwei Enclosure had the help of the Ghost Crafting Ball, did you have no other way when your lifespan ended?"
"Yes, but it's basically impossible."
"Oh?"
"There are two ways," said Duke Wuwei after thinking for a moment.
"The first method is plunder. The Holy Light Cores of other cities can be stolen. You should already know this. As long as you bring the Holy Light Core's essence and merge it with our Holy Light Core, we can extend its life."
"The second way is to try your luck."
"Try your luck? How do you do that?" Shattered Star became interested.
"The gray fog is a dead end, but it's also a path to survival. Like a place where venomous snakes roam, within ten steps you'll find the antidote. The gray fog may seem like a dead end, but it also holds the hope for the Holy Light Core to survive," the City Lord of Wuwei said.
"The two Holy Light Cores can absorb and fuse with each other, but in fact, besides the Holy Light Cores being able to fuse, there is another thing hidden in the gray mist that can also be absorbed by the Holy Light Cores to prolong their lifespan."
"That's a stone called holy wax stone."
"That kind of stone is very special. Its outer skin is like wax but not wax. Inside, there is a special kind of holy light power. If you open it within ten feet of the core of the holy light, you can replenish the power of the core to a certain extent, which is equivalent to extending the life of the core of the holy light."
"There's such a good thing? Is it hard to find?" Shattered Star asked in surprise.
The city lord of Wuwei replied, "It's not that hard to find. Although mining is quite difficult, the quantity is actually not small."
"Then why not just look for this thing directly?" Shattered Star asked, puzzled.
"If it were really that simple, that would be good," the City Lord of Wuwei said with a wry smile.
"Using the holy wax stone is gambling with lives, gambling with the lives of the entire city."
"Indeed, some Holy Wax Stones can replenish the Holy Light Core with power after activation, but some Holy Wax Stones will instead plunder a large amount of the Holy Light Core's original power."
"Moreover, the risks and rewards are not matched."
"Generally speaking, even if you are extremely lucky and find a good Sacred Wax Stone, it can only extend the life of the Sacred Light Core by three to five days at most. But if you find a bad Sacred Wax Stone, the Sacred Light Core's power will be drained away for several years or even decades."
"Furthermore, this kind of stone is only effective when activated within ten feet of the core of the Holy Light. If activated elsewhere, the power within will immediately dissipate. And from the outside, it is impossible to tell whether this kind of stone is good or bad."
"Therefore, anyone who chooses to use Holy Wax Stones does so because they have no other choice. There was even a tactic in the Three Enclosures Sinful Sea City Battle before, which involved carrying a large number of Holy Wax Stones and hiding within ten zhang of the Holy Light Core to quickly weaken the lifespan of the enemy city's Holy Light Core."
This is truly a gamble with one's life on the line, a gamble where the effort and reward are disproportionate. If you win, you earn for three to five days; if you lose, you lose for more than a decade.
Once you choose to gamble, it's the beginning of losing.
but……
Upon hearing this, Sui Xing burst into laughter: "Quick, send people to search for this kind of holy wax stone. We can risk our lives to break it in front of that brat Gu!"
"Huh?" Duke Wuwei was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head:
"No, although the situation in Wuwei City is not good, we still have at least ten to fifteen days to prepare. Using the sacred wax stone is just a temporary solution. If we make a mistake, the city will be destroyed and everyone will die in an instant!"
There is truly no hope in Wuwei City.
However, ten days or half a month is enough time to accomplish a lot. Although it's impossible to save everyone in the city, arranging for the transfer and evacuation of people in advance can at least ensure that some survive.
But using holy wax now would be tantamount to suicide.
But Sui Xing smiled, full of confidence:
"If there were other ways, that would be fine, but if it's purely a matter of luck..."
"Trust me, Gu's luck."
"second to none!"
Just kidding. With this mysterious thing called Fortune existing, as long as it's a matter of luck, Gu boy can't possibly lose.
However, the city lord of Wuwei was unaware of its confidence and shook his head again.
"That's settled then." Suixing understood the other party's concerns:
"You can arrange for people to collect these holy wax stones now. Don't open them for the time being, just store them up. When the city's Holy Light can't hold on any longer, then take them out and try your luck."
The city lord of Wuwei sighed: "Actually, you don't need to tell me. I've already given the instructions, and we already have about ten in stock."
"Only ten? That's too few, get more."
"But this thing can only produce a few at most; any more than that is useless."
"That's for unlucky guys like you. Young Master Gu is different."
"Well... then I'll have someone prepare more, to make it fifty."
"No, why are you being so stingy?" Sui Xing said helplessly, "If you ask me, it should be at least tens of thousands!"
"Tens of thousands? That's impossible." The City Lord of Wuwei shook his head.
“Holy wax stones are not uncommon, but it takes a lot of time to mine them intact.”
"But the sacred wax stone also attracts evil demons. Wherever there is sacred wax stone, there will be a lot of evil demons. Moreover, once they start mining, the evil demons will go crazy. Usually, if you can dig out two or three intact stones in one operation, you will be lucky. If you try to be greedy, you will only be wiped out in the end."
Sui Xing felt helpless, but there was nothing she could say.
After all, even in Haoyu, few people could clearly explain what Fuyuan was, let alone in the Sanyuan Niehai. It was impossible for it to be revealed so easily.
In the end, all Shattered Star could do was ask the Lord of Wuwei City to collect as much of this thing as possible.
Although the Lord of Wuwei City agreed, Sui Xing knew in his heart that even if the other party collected more, the quantity would definitely be limited, which made Sui Xing somewhat unwilling.
but.
This sense of dissatisfaction persisted for another three days.
Completely disappeared.
Because on this day, the second semi-saint of the Mohist school of thought arrived.
Moreover, the opponent did not appear alone, but brought an entire army of mechanical beasts.
Even more surprising.
Knowing they were no match for the Lord of Wuwei City, the enemy, after surrounding the Mo Family Temple, sent out an extremely secretive army of mechanical beasts, each of which produced a piece of sacred wax stone.
"Lord of Wuwei, please release them."
"Otherwise, I will open all of these sacred wax stones."