BXBX NOVEL Chapter 592 - Unexpected Harvest
Chapter 592: Unexpected Harvest
Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu
I obtained a crystal-clear gem that was about as large as a walnut. This gem shone with the colors of the rainbow under the sunlight’s illumination.
In the core of this gem was a translucent female figure who was quietly sleeping. Her previously demonic beauty now seemed so peaceful as if she was an angel who was having a beautiful dream.
This gem far surpassed any natural or magical gem’s beauty. The light it reflected appeared holy, pure, kind, and divine. Perhaps this gem had been customized for Lasnina herself.
[Lasnina’s Cursed Gem: this is a miraculous God Equipment level item which represents the foundational source of all curses in the world of Eich. Lasnina, the Lord of Curses, is sealed within. The devils will definitely be willing to pay several entire dimensions’ worth of treasure to trade for her. Of course, they would be equally willing to pay the same price for your head. PS: if you donate this to your majestic System, you’ll be able to obtain 10,000 Fate Points, interest free!]
Even though this was clearly the most corrupt item in the world, it still appeared so holy and beautiful. I would hardly dare to believe what this item was if it weren’t for my System’s typical shameless jokes.
As I held this gem in my hand, its beauty attracted endless female attention... I could see that both the dragon and the cat were drooling. Forget about Little Red since it was in her dragon nature to like shiny objects, but why was the silly cat also interested?
“I’m going to sue you for racial discrimination! Isn’t jewelry a gift from the heavens to all women? I strongly request that you pay me salary and commission! You black-hearted boss, I’ve already worked several hundred years for you, but you haven’t given me even a single cent!”
To be quite honest, counting all the way back to when I was Yongye, I truly hadn’t given Harloys a single cent all this time. However, was there such a thing in the world as an undead army that would receive a salary?
Now I finally understood why evil forces would forever lose to the side of good. Evil armies wouldn’t be paid any salary or benefits. Winning would bring no reward, and losing might even bring about freedom and a new status. Such an army would naturally lack motivation!
I stopped letting my thoughts get off track as I waved my hand in boredom, telling Harloys to go off and play in a corner somewhere. Weren’t magical pets supposed to be lifetime free servants that a mage would never have to pay?
She wanted me to give her a salary? She would have to wait until the next lifetime... And then, as always, a cat hat added itself to my head.
After the Seal of the Four Elements was completed, it would seal away the targeted existence in some type of object, which would often gain many miraculous uses. For instance, the place where the Fire Elemental God had previously been sealed became an eternal volcano, being affected by the fire element power constantly emitted there.
Considering Lasnina’s powers, despite how astonishingly beautiful this gem appeared, it was likely that any ordinary person who possessed it would die of unfortunate circumstances within a week.
I was also certain that Harloys, Little Red, and Astrya all wanted this gem for reasons other than its abilities.
“It’s said that Lasnina was originally a fallen angel. I’ve never thought that the rumors would be true...”
“If a single sealed Devil Lord gem is so beautiful already... If only I can gather several and make a necklace...”
Several? A necklace? There were only four more Devil Lords left in the world! They were a super endangered species! Stop hunting down endangered species!
Of course, my three female companions were only saying such things offhandedly. Lasnina’s seal gem taking such a form was most likely related to her personal traits only.
I put the gem on top of my head, which made me seem like I was wearing a brilliant rainbow with the sun’s reflection.
“Perhaps we really do need to gather some more Devil Lord seal gems...”
I couldn’t help but mutter that to myself as I felt the power within this brilliant gem.
“Does this gem even have any attributes of light? How come I can only feel the purest power of curses within it?”
I could only shake my head. In nature, the most beautiful creatures would always be the most venomous. This gem was probably capable of poisoning an entire city full of people to death just by soaking it in some water. This gem had absolutely nothing to do with light attributes.
“This will make a great resource for the materials I need for my death magic sword, my planned magic sword with the greatest attack power...”
My highest-level accomplishment in the field of undead magic would be my Seven Original Sins, who represented the negative emotions within all intelligent lifeforms. My Seven Original Sins were also very similar to the Devil Lords.
Since their fundamental powers were all negative emotions from darkness in people’s souls, it would likely be even more effective to use a Devil Lord’s seal gem to craft my sword compared to pure undead resources.
“Since I have the resources now, why don’t I try making the sword’s mold...”
I casually put away the gem as I used a snakeskin bag to gather up the broken metal shards on the ground. Perhaps these broken metal shards were the most valuable shards in the world.
All of these shards were black and red, and many were stained with rust, while others were stained with blood.
“Magic sword Sostya, the Snaketail Whip...”
The moment that Lasnina was sealed away, countless captured souls had poured out from the sword. That had been far more a majestic sight than any forbidden spell could be. All that remained of her God Equipment were these shards.
The magic sword God Equipment had previously combined completely with Lasnina. All the souls that were bound in the magic sword were naturally set free when Lasnina was sealed away, and the magic sword ended up shattering into tiny pieces.
It was quite common for Myth rank or SemiGod individuals’ personal weapons to break if the holder died of unnatural causes, for the weapons were a part of their very bodies. But even so, the broken weapon would still be an excellent resource, especially since I also possessed Lasnina’s soul gem.
Now then, as long as I used this soul gem as the core to create a mana cycle, and then used her broken sword shards to create a new blade, it was probable that I could at minimum recreate 40% of her weapon’s attack power...
“I strongly protest our black-hearted team leader taking all the equipment for himself! Forget about not sharing the boss’s equipment, he even wants to take female accessories for himself! Our bastard team leader wants everything for himself! Pay me for all my hard work!”
I casually threw away the silly cat who was holding up a sign while protesting against me.
Where was I just now? Oh, right, there would be another benefit to making Lasnina’s magic sword part of my planned magic sword. It would be absolutely impossible for Lasnina to ever break free until I died.
Now, if I could only harvest resources from a few more Devil Lords...
“...Their deaths might look even more majestic than Lasnina’s death.”
I turned back and saw that certain people were still staring at the soul gem with obvious greed. Yep, by certain people, I meant a certain cat and a certain dragon...
“Paha.”
I finally couldn’t take it anymore, and let out a laugh.
“Haha, Ein Mezus, are you intending to pretend to be a loli again while joining adventuring teams? Have you yet to throw away your ‘Dragon Princess Adventures in the Human World’ novel?”
Currently, Little Red was angered to the point where her entire face was red. She appeared to be about eight or nine years old. She stood on tips of her toes while doing her best to maintain her dragon pride that was already completely nonexistent in this form. She was currently wrapping her petite body in some cloths to cover her private parts.
Yes, that was right—the biggest contributor to our victory, the majestic red dragon Ein Mezus, was now in the form of a little girl, who was working hard to cover herself so that she wouldn’t be exposed.
“How was I supposed to know that this job class would turn me back into an egg! That damned dragon God didn’t even explain anything in his inheritance!”
The dragon job class that Little Red chose was named energy-devouring red dragon. She had obtained this job class as a complete inheritance from that dead dragon God. This job class had a rather unique path... unique to the point where Little Red literally reforged herself starting from the womb!
Dragon egg, baby dragon, infant dragon, young dragon, adult dragon, mature dragon, elder dragon, ancient dragon, Immemorial Dragon... Little Red basically became the main character of a reincarnation novel!
Of course, Little Red still retained her foundational power. Her growth through all these dragon life periods would be far more rapid than the first time. Little Red had reached the dragon life stage of Immemorial Dragon over several thousand years. This time, if she relied purely on natural growth to achieve that stage again... it would probably only take her about one hundred years or so.
Perhaps this would be nothing more than a rather long nap to the long-lived dragons. However, this was an utter nightmare to Little Red, who had long since given up on long dragon naps.
“Hahaha, don’t you love naughty children? Now you can be one as well! Is this the curse of the mummy where you become one if you find one...? Wait, what are you doing? You’ll kill me with that fireball!”
One’s physical body would affect one’s way of thinking. It was incredibly dangerous when a naughty child like Little Red started spitting fire at me. But, when I turned around and saw her current form, I used my hand to compare her height to mine. I smiled proudly once again when I saw that she only reached my waist.
At the very least, Little Red would likely look great in princess dresses for a long time to come.
And then, I proved that my taunting had been greatly successful, with all the fireballs in the sky being the evidence... Hey, hey, hey, stop burning me! I really will get angry! I’m the biggest counter to all naughty children in Sulfur Mountain City! Be careful, otherwise I’m going to steal your lollipop!
But, seeing the teary-faced dragon princess spit out a dozen compressed fireballs at me, I figured I should probably behave a bit more... Yep, let’s have a celebration party when I meet Adam and the others later! Rather than having fun by myself, I should share the joy with everyone!
[Little Red is truly pitiful. No matter which bar you have your party at, that bar will definitely be destined to turn into rubble...]
I did my best to keep a serious expression. But, when I saw Little Red’s angry little round face, and thought of her mature adult woman form from before, I couldn’t help but laugh loudly again. Some time later, I finally took some deep breaths under the threat of her dangerous fireballs. I suppose I finally had enough fun.
“Sorry, sorry, you can ask Margaret to make you something like a time necklace.”
Little Red instantly paused upon hearing this. Her expression stated clearly ‘Damn, why didn’t I think of something so simple?’ But the next instant, her expression of sudden realization changed to an angry glare directed at me yet again.
“You should have one on you right now! I’m going to steal it from you! Give it to me immediately!”
“Never! Just wait for Adam and the others to laugh at you! Haha, just think about how much you laughed at me back in the day! I’m returning it all to you ten times over, wahahaha!”