8mi Chapter 29 [Achievement: The Past in Darkness]
Chapter 29 [Achievement: The Past in Darkness]
[Yin-dominant constitution (3/10)]
Looking at the inscription on the monument, Lin Ye felt a headache coming on as he realized that he had undergone three rounds of the Yin-dominant constitution's baptism.
"Wouldn't that attract even more of these so-called ghostly apparitions?"
He sighed, and his gaze fell on the Yin-dominant physique again.
[The Desire to Eat Abundantly (1/10)]
(1/10) also represents quantity. After eating ten different 'ingredients', the 'desire for food' will be enhanced.
He didn't know what would happen after the promotion, but the basic effect of gaining an upgrade by consuming ingredients would not disappear.
It might become even more powerful, similar to going from only being able to eat normal rice to being able to eat pebbles, iron filings, and the like.
He put away the monument and looked at the ouroboros mark on the back of his hand. The number of lit scales had increased by 13, reaching 78.
At this rate, he will be able to enter that medieval church after three times.
In reality, he only had two freedoms left; after the third, there wasn't much time to prepare.
"Tolerate".
He silently repeated the word in his mind, but couldn't help feeling a little excited.
Can the monster in the church trigger a new achievement?
Could the achievement reward be a growth-type offensive ability?
Could there be some kind of food inside the monster's body? What effect would it have?
Just then, a string of black text suddenly appeared.
[Achievement Triggered: The Past in Darkness]
[Achievement Description: Is darkness all that spreads in the shadows?]
[Unlock Conditions]
1. Escape from the 'Shadow of the Dark Predator' (Completed)
2. Exploration rate of "The Flowing Shadow - Dark Predator" reaches 50% or more (12%).
3. Re-enter 'The Flowing Shadows: Dark Predator' (Incomplete)
4. Facing the Dark Spider Queen (Incomplete)
[Achievement Reward: Potential Points x4]
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Ye felt excited. Potential points! Another 4 potential points!
This "Yin-Yang Dark Predator" is a treasure trove!
However, he quickly calmed down.
Of the four conditions, the first one has already been met, the third one is the simplest, and the fourth one does not explicitly require him to fight the Dark Spider Queen.
But the second condition is a bit more difficult to meet: the exploration level must reach 50%, which means we need to figure out exactly how big this effusion is.
During this process, you will definitely encounter the strange things in this yin place more than once.
He thought of the giant half-human spider figure. Was that the Dark Spider Queen?
He wasn't sure, but if it wasn't, it meant the Dark Spider Mother was an even more terrifying ghoul.
After a moment of silence, he stopped thinking about it and looked at the bronze cauldron beside him. He still felt a little regretful that he hadn't been able to extract more cat puppet hearts back then.
He looked away and glanced at his tattered clothes, which still had some bloodstains.
"Let's find a place to wash up and change our clothes before going back."
He then grabbed a backpack from the side, put it on, and left.
As time passed, about an hour later, footsteps echoed through the dark alley.
A figure draped in a black robe walked up to the four-legged bronze cauldron and squatted down, his mask gleaming faintly in the night.
This is a snake-face mask; the black forked tongue resembles the twisted tentacles of a centipede, giving it a terrifying and eerie appearance.
The back of the black robe was embroidered with a jet-black python, but white feathers grew strangely from the gaps in the scales, making it look both real and unreal.
He reached out and gently touched the bronze cauldron; his fingernails were black, and his skin was withered and wrinkled.
After a while, he took out a communicator and pressed a button, his voice hoarse.
"Reporting to the divine servant, there is a problem with Altar Number Seven. Someone has entered the Flowing Shadow Land here."
After he finished speaking, the dark street fell silent again. Nearly five minutes later, a sound like a python hissed through the communicator.
"check."
The sound disappeared, the communicator went silent, and the figure in black robes pressed a button.
"Yes."
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"Click~"
When I pushed open the door and walked in, Lin Ye had already changed out of his regular clothes and into the boxing gym's training clothes.
Although the bathhouse has bathrobes, if I wear those clothes home, the next day the neighbors will probably start saying I'm a lustful monster.
Just as he was about to go straight back to his room, his gaze suddenly shifted, and he saw Jiang Weilan staring blankly on the living room sofa, holding a photo frame in her hand.
"Mom?" he asked softly.
Jiang Weilan snapped back to reality, hurriedly closed the photo frame, and smiled at Lin Ye.
"Son's back, are you hungry?"
"There are stewed pork ribs in the pot, and also your favorite braised pork intestines."
Lin Ye shook his head slightly.
"I'm not eating anymore. Why aren't you asleep yet? Don't wait for me to come back; I might be back around this time often in the future."
Jiang Weilan nodded. "No, I just woke up in the middle of the night and got up to sit for a while. If you're not going to eat, then go to sleep quickly. I'm going to rest too."
After saying that, she stood up and walked straight into the inner room.
Seeing this, Lin Ye also returned to his bedroom, gently pulled back the curtains, and let the moonlight shine in.
"monument."
He silently recited the mantra, and with a wisp of black mist, the monument appeared.
Potential Point: 3
His gaze remained calm as he looked at the potential points.
"There's no need to improve the four main attributes right now."
Currently, apart from intelligence, there is no shortage of ways to improve it.
Even if it's an intelligence attribute, as long as you can translate the recipe for [Heart of the Night], you won't lack it.
It's simply because of that church that it can't be taken freely.
Moreover, and most importantly, simply improving his four-dimensional attributes will not significantly improve his fighting ability, or combat power.
What he lacks most right now is not physical fitness, but how to bring his physical fitness into play in actual combat.
Immediately, his gaze fell on [“Soul Whale Fist” “Level 1” (30/100)].
After hesitating for a while, I decided to give up on the idea of adding points now.
The timing is not right; he hasn't practiced martial arts for long enough.
He can learn the basics of boxing in five days, but he can't reach the second level in ten days.
This cannot be explained by superior talent alone; his current strength is insufficient, and it is not suitable for him to reveal too much.
Although no one might ask him for an explanation, he couldn't entrust his safety to others.
Moreover, with a monument in hand, the road ahead is already smooth. Low-key development is the best approach, and it is not advisable to be too high-profile.
Furthermore, one should not risk unnecessary trouble by being high-profile.
This is not the past life; it is a world where extraordinary beings and secret medicines and magical potions truly exist. Possession and rebirth, and blood-refining human pills are not necessarily impossible.
Besides, his martial arts skills are still in their early stages. At least for him, reaching the second level of the Soul Whale Fist is not difficult.
Using potential points now will at most save about a month of time.
However, if you wait until the end of the first layer, or even wait until the second layer to add some more, you might save half a year or even one or two years.
Overall, using potential points now is too inefficient and a waste of resources.
He doesn't have a stable source of potential points, so he should try to avoid wasting them.
Looking out the window, the moonlight shines on the leaves, turning the green leaves into a layer of silvery white.
"The head coach's special training period is two weeks. It's not too late to add more training after that; that way, it'll be more cost-effective."
After making the decision, he felt a slight sense of relief. It was indeed painful to see the resources not being used, but everything was for the sake of a more distant future.
Just as he was about to put away the monument, he suddenly remembered something and looked at the black bamboo lotus beside him.
After waiting a few seconds and seeing no change in the field of vision, I looked at the computer desk drawer again.
"Splash—"
I opened the drawer and took out a bottle of "Black Goat's Night".
【Ingredient Name: Black Goat Night】
[Ingredient Category: Potions]
[Ingredient Tier: Mortal Tier]
Edible part: the whole body
[Effects of Consumption: Nourished by Yin energy, slightly increases Strength, Constitution, and Agility attributes, and significantly increases movement speed for a short period.]
Lin Ye's heart tightened as he looked at the words in his field of vision.
"Black Bamboo Lotus showed no reaction, but Black Goat's Night did. Is it because it lacks mystical or supernatural elements?"
"Potions are also food ingredients, which means that the Spider Heart wasn't certified as a food ingredient because its Ouroboros scales didn't light up."
The focus is on the effect of consuming it: "gaining nourishment from Yin energy".
He thought of the cool sensation he felt when taking the potion and unlocking the achievement, and the heat in his lower abdomen when he ate the Spider Heart.
These are two completely different feelings.
"The nourishment from Yin energy... is what makes the scales glow."
"In other words, as long as you avoid foods containing words related to 'yin energy,' you can avoid having your scales glow after eating them!"
He raised his eyes, which shone brightly in the moonlight, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.
"Finally... I've found the reason."