Chapter 324: Chance Encounter

 Chi Yao returned to his exclusive room. He was now "penniless" and planned to study magic runes and make some inscriptions to earn some Paradise Coins first.

With the experience he had accumulated for free in the world of One Piece, Chi Yao's proficiency in making inscriptions has greatly improved. Chi Yao quickly made three intermediate physical inscriptions, and then took out nine primary inscriptions and three intermediate inscriptions that he had not used before and gave them to Ya Ya, asking Ya Ya to sell them in the trading market.

Afterwards, Chi Yao came to the planting room to check it out. The sacred tree had grown to a height of more than 30 centimeters, and the green color on the branches had deepened. One of the five soul crystals (small) around it had been completely absorbed, and the second one was being wrapped by several branches, shrinking in the green light at a level that was invisible to the naked eye.

Chi Yao checked the basic information of the sacred tree.

The growth environment of the sacred tree (seedling form)

: a stable elemental environment, and no other plants can exist within two kilometers of the root system.

Variety: Mutant, originally a supernatural tree created by hundreds of years of witchcraft. After absorbing the seeds of the soul-supporting flower, it has a small probability of undergoing a benign mutation. After death, it has a very small probability of leaving behind a new generation of seeds of the sacred tree.

Growth cycle: Depends on the environment. In an environment with sufficient elements, it takes about 1 month to grow to adulthood.

Quality: White～???

Category: Plant Life

Effect: Meditation efficiency within 20 meters around him is increased by 8%, and the progress of self-perception skill cultivation is increased by 8% (the hunter's skills Golden Light Mantra and Daluo Cave Observation can benefit from this bonus).

Tip: Using soul crystals as nutrients will make the effect of the sacred tree tend to develop in the direction of soul (meditation).

Chi Yao nodded, found an open space next to the sacred tree and sat down, then began to meditate and practice, circulating his mana.

Until the message prompt from Paradise interrupted Chi Yao.

[You have received a temporary communication from your friend "Bai Ye".]

Chi Yao opened the communication interface to see what Su Xiao wanted to talk to him about.

Bai Ye: Are you free? The round sun stone you mentioned before in the One Piece world stores solar energy, right?

Chi Yao: That's right, are you going to make Apollo?

Bai Ye: Yes, the material exchange fee given by Paradise is too expensive. I want to test those round yang stones you mentioned.

Chi Yao: OK, then I will email you a sample directly?

Bai Ye: It would be better if you can come directly, after all, you said that this is a product related to magic pattern science, right?

Chi Yao: Well, then wait a moment, I will come to you later.

Chi Yao ended their temporary communication and patted his forehead.

"If Lidya Su hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it."

Chi Yao stood up and checked the progress of his meditation practice.

[Golden Light Curse LV.4]

Effect 1: Cultivating Life and Sex: Continuously consume mana to put yourself into a "positive" state, slowly and permanently improving your strength, stamina, and agility attributes.

(Current attribute bonus: Strength +1, Vitality +1, Agility +1)

Effect 2, Golden Light: Continuously consume mana, and golden light will be generated when it enters the "positive" state. The intensity of the golden light will be determined by its own attributes and the mana consumed.

(Current golden light bonus: firmness +3)

The Golden Light Mantra has been improved a lot. As expected, they are products from the same world. The mutual addition of the two is very compatible.

Chi Yao sensed the elemental environment in the planting room and adjusted the environmental ratio to make the growth of the sacred tree more comfortable.

Chi Yao walked out of the exclusive room and went to the trading market first. He found Ya Ya who had sold all the inscriptions. On the way, he happened to meet the God Emperor who was with his sister. Chi Yao stepped forward and said hello.

"God Emperor! What a coincidence?"

The Divine Emperor heard a familiar voice, turned around, and waved gently to the smiling Chi Yao.

"Brother Huiyao, what a coincidence! Why are you also here to shop at the market?"

Xila, the sister of the God-Emperor, wears a black and blue wizard robe that outlines her excellent figure, giving people a feeling of mystery and beauty.

She sensed the elemental fluctuations around Chi Yao and was stunned.

"Are you the biological son of the element? Can you be liked by the element just because you are handsome? That shouldn't be the case."

As she spoke, Xila took out a mirror and looked at her face, looking at her stunning appearance.

As soon as Xila said this, the whole atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point. Cold sweat broke out on the face of the Emperor of Gods, and he gave an awkward smile.

"Brother Huiyao, this is my sister Xila. Sometimes she can't explain herself clearly, so please don't bother with her."

"And you, Sheila, shut up! Let me talk!"

Chi Yao had heard about Xila's sharp tongue, but he didn't expect that the first sentence she said would make Chi Yao unable to hold back.

Chi Yao coughed lightly, pretending to ignore Xila's words, and took out the three purple equipment: the Fiery Sun Scimitar, the Sunset Armor, and the Soul Ring to show them to the God Emperor.

"I just happened to meet you, so I might as well give it to your God Emperor. I need Paradise Coins, and I won't accept barter for the time being."

The God Emperor was quite tempted by the attributes of the three pieces of equipment, but when he heard that Chi Yao only accepted Paradise Coins, he couldn't help but reveal an embarrassment.

"The group has not had much liquidity recently. I only have about 120,000 Paradise Coins available to me right now."

Chi Yao understood what the Divine Emperor meant. In order for the other party's adventure group to operate, they had to leave enough Paradise Coins as a base.

But the three pieces of purple equipment in Chi Yao's hands are quite effective, with a market price between 280,000 and 330,000 Paradise Coins. The funds available to the God Emperor are not enough to buy them all.

The Divine Emperor looked uncertain. He gritted his teeth and looked at Chi Yao.

"Brother Huiyao, if you are not in a hurry to make a move, can you wait for me for a few hours? I need time to raise some funds."

Since the Divine Emperor said so, Chi Yao nodded without comment.

"Okay, then once you've raised the money, just send me a message."

The two reached an agreement, and Chi Yao waved goodbye and walked towards the address provided by Su Xiao.

Xila watched Chi Yao walk away and couldn't help but mutter to the Divine Emperor.

"God Emperor, is he the member of the brigade you mentioned earlier? He looks quite handsome, and his affinity skills are outrageous."

The Divine Emperor paused for a moment and then asked.

"You just said that Huiyao's elemental affinity is very strong? According to your standards, how strong is it?"

Xila pouted and said reluctantly.

"Although I don't want to admit it, this Huiyao is much stronger than me as a mage."

The Divine Emperor nodded thoughtfully.

"It seems that I need to pay more attention to magic items and equipment in the future."

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On the other side, Chi Yao accepted Su Xiao's invitation and came to Su Xiao's exclusive room again.

However, this time, Su Xiao brought Chi Yao to the alchemy laboratory.

Chi Yao took out three first-level and two-level round Yang stones and handed them to Su Xiao. He walked around the laboratory curiously and looked at the bottles, jars and equipment used in alchemy.

Those bottles and equipment were purchased by Su Xiao after he made a breakthrough in alchemy to alchemy and pharmacy. They were necessary expenses for further research in alchemy.

Su Xiao first prepared the alchemical solution to prevent the solar energy from overflowing according to Chi Yao's description and item information.

Afterwards, Su Xiao looked intently at the special cylindrical glass container in his hand. The fist-sized first-grade round sun stone emitted a faint light like a small sun.

Su Xiao studied the vessel for a while, thinking about how to open it and how to take out the round Yang stone inside safely and effectively?

Chi Yao walked around and returned to the experimental table. Looking at Su Xiao's thoughtful look, he reminded him.

"This vessel was designed to be taken out before it was sealed. To open it, you only need to rotate it clockwise twice, counterclockwise four times, and then press it down."

Lidya Su asked, looking at the small special vessel in his hand.

"Is this vessel also a product of magic runeology?"

Chi Yao shook his head and replied.

"Not exactly. To be exact, this vessel is a technology that the Kingdom of Tyria has developed from the remains of ancient civilizations."

"The technology of ancient civilizations can actually be considered as runeology, but it has some overlap with magic runeology in some aspects."

"Of course, I have also dabbled in runeology, but my level is average."

Su Xiao paused holding the vessel, and turned to look at Chi Yao.

"Ancient civilization? Are you talking about the ancient civilization in the 'lost one hundred years' in the One Piece world?"

Chi Yao nodded.

"Yes, that ancient civilization."

Su Xiao's pupils shrank. He realized something and hesitated for a moment before choosing to ask.

"Did you discover the remains of an ancient civilization in the underground mines of the Kingdom of Tyria?"

　First update.

(End of this chapter)