Chapter 629 - Saint Monastery (X)
Chapter 629: Saint Monastery (X)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The journey to the Saint Monastery had come to an end.
Celia appeared in low spirits. After the battle, she stood blankly on the spot. After a few moments, she returned to Rhode’s side and saluted before transforming back into her card form without leave, which was rarely seen from her. She wasn’t as disobedient as Celestina, but this battle was sufficient to prove the close relationship between her and the Fallen Angel. However, Rhode didn’t pester her for explanations because he knew that she would explain if she wanted to.
However, now wasn’t the time to discuss about this. Rhode didn’t come all the way to the Saint Monastery just to watch a couple flirt and grind EXP. The most important reason was that the equipment that he valued highly was bound to appear here: the Tear of Asha.
If the Tear of Asha were to be distinguished accordingly to the game, it would undoubtedly be considered a legendary artifact. Rumor had it that it was a teardrop of gratification from the spent Light Dragon when it saw the radiance of the rising sun that was full of vitality and hope. This teardrop eventually solidified into a beautiful crystal—the Tear of Asha.
Although it was a powerful equipment, it was also a construction equipment that was basically useless to the ordinary players, which was a pity. In other words, only players who had their own territory or guild would be able to use it to construct the Holy Maiden Statue.
The Holy Maiden Statue was made up of a massive, transparent crystal. She folded her arms before her chest, closed her eyes, and prayed piously. Its abilities were out-and-out of those legendary artifacts. Within five kilometers of the radius guarded by it, any Undead Creatures would be weakened after entering the range and this even went for those that had entered the Legendary Stage. Even the specters and Vampires who were experts in infiltration would be spotted as soon as they entered the zone. Not only that, but after the Holy Maiden Statue reached a certain level, it would also release holy beams at the Legendary Stage to strike down intruders. It was a legendary artifact that could be used against the Undead Creatures and this was how the Saint Monastery resisted against the Country of Darkness during the Creation War.
The Tear of Asha was considered a useful artifact. But in fact, it was considered worthless trash in the game by the players.
The reason was fairly simple. The Holy Maiden Statue was only effective against the Undead Creatures. Besides, even with the Tear of Asha, construction of the Holy Maiden Statue required an astronomical amount of money. From the beginning, several jubilant players cheered after getting their hands on the Tear of Asha because they could sell it to player guilds and overlords. But later on, they slowly realized that even though it was a legendary artifact, it wouldn’t have an effect on anything other than the Undead Creatures. The players needed to defend against other player forces too and the Holy Maiden Statue required at least 300k gold coins and 100 kg of Magic Crystals. It was still the first generation of the game and players were mostly unfunded, where even the player guilds possessing hundreds and thousands of gold coins were considered one of the best. Player guilds had to defend against other player guilds from the Country of Darkness and even though the Vampires, Undead Knights, and Liches couldn’t invade their territories, the player guilds were still able to. If the opposing player guilds sneaked in and shattered the Holy Maiden Statue, wouldn’t it be all for naught? With this huge sum of money, they were better off reinforcing the walls and purchasing more arrows and kerosene, which would have the same effects at a much cheaper price.
It was due to this that until the end of the first generation and the release of the patches, there were only three player guilds who had built the Holy Maiden Statue on the entire continent. One of the player guilds was Starlight. Even though the Holy Maiden Statue had flaws, its effects against the Undead Creatures were still comparable to a nuclear warhead. As for the money…
A bright, dazzling crystal emerged before his eyes.
It was half a meter long in the shape of a teardrop. It was the treasure of this place: the Tear of Asha. This legendary artifact hovered in midair calmly, emanating in luster. Under it was a damaged ritual circle emanating in a faint magical radiance.
This is what I need.
Rhode heaved a sigh of relief and Canary’s voice rang in his ears.
“Will we succeed this time, Rhode?”
“Ah…”
Rhode stepped forward and caressed the crystal lightly. Then, he nodded with might.
“Of course. We will meet our demise if we don’t succeed.”
He said in a resolute and decisive tone.