Ashen God
Chapter 313 - 312: The Limit of Strength

Chapter 313: Chapter 312: The Limit of Strength

Despite not being very familiar with tarot cards, Zhang Yanhang knew they were famous. Thus, he had seen them numerous times in various games and other places. However, the image on the Divination Tarot Card - Fool bore no resemblance to the regular version of the tarot cards.

Under normal circumstances, the image on the front of the Fool tarot card would depict a golden-haired, adult Caucasian male, clad in flamboyant clothes, standing beside a cliff in an old-era oil painting style. He’d be holding a white rose in his right hand, and his left would be slinging a stick over his shoulder, carrying a bundle of belongings, accompanied by a small white dog.

But now, there was no blonde hair, no Caucasian, and even the sex and age had not been preserved. The image had transformed into a bespectacled, purple-haired little girl sitting by a campfire reading a book, with a silver giant wolf, comparable in size to the Crimson Iron Ant King, snuggling closely behind her.

Overall, not only had the Caucasian and the dog not been preserved at all, but the only thing that the giant silver wolf and the small white dog had in common based on their appearance was that they were both Canidae. Similarly, the only thing the Caucasian man and the purple-haired little girl shared was that both were primates.

Moreover, the timing depicted on these two tarot cards was entirely different. The usual Fool featured a time point just as the sun began to rise, symbolizing the most hopeful early morning. In contrast, this abnormal Fool depicted nighttime, with the round moon hanging high in the sky like a silver platter, casting down an extensive glow.

Aside from the above differences, the imagery on the two was entirely different—one was an old-era oil painting so blurry it looked as though it had been automatically pixelated, while the other appeared as a two-dimensional illustration, prompting one to exclaim "long live 2D characters" after viewing it.

"Man, the artists in the Ashen World are really trendy, even coming up with two-dimensional painting styles. But as trendy as they are, why do these two entirely opposite situations exist? Could it be that the tarot card system in the Ashen World is not the same as in the Main World?"

After thinking it over for a while and coming up with nothing, Zhang Yanhang simply chose to give up.

Although the images on the Divination Tarot Cards usually symbolized something important and might play a special role later on, the current Blue quality tarot card probably did not possess such functionality yet. Hence, he could ponder the reason for such great disparities in the images later on.

"So, the question is, where exactly should I equip this Divination Tarot Card to properly receive its enhancement effects?"

Despite not finding any clues on its appearance about where exactly this Divination Tarot Card should be equipped, Zhang Yanhang deduced that, most likely, like the Attack Coin and Defense Coin, it should provide enhancement effects if just carried somewhere on the body.

To find out under which circumstances he could get this 5% Strength Effect Bonus, Zhang Yanhang decided to first test his current Strength. His Strength Attribute had just increased by one point, reaching the Second Tier Limit of fifty points. So, theoretically, his Strength should have increased considerably again.

Needing to test his Strength, Zhang Yanhang took out a piece of reinforced concrete weighing about ten tons from his Waist Bag, along with another one-ton piece. He gave it a toss and found that this previously challenging weight he could only lift with all his might now had some leeway.

Thinking it over, Zhang Yanhang took out another one-ton piece of reinforced concrete from his Waist Bag and added it on top. This time, while still not pushing his limit, it felt as though he was getting close.

"So, judging from the situation, my single-hand Strength should now be just over twelve tons. This means that by increasing my Strength Attribute Value by just one point, my single-hand Strength has directly increased by one ton. Percentage increases are indeed terrifying."

But while he remarked on how terrifying it was, Zhang Yanhang also knew that a normal Awakener definitely couldn’t achieve this; it was only due to the 85% Strength Effect Bonus from possessing the S-ranked Talent Bear Power that he could gain an increase of one ton in Strength from a single point of Attribute Value increase.

Rounded up, it was nearly an addition of double the Strength, meaning that even if a normal Awakener also had fifty points in the Strength Attribute, the actual Strength Effect they could exert would probably be just six to seven tons at most.

After testing his own Strength in a normal state, Zhang Yanhang attempted holding the Divination Tarot Card - Fool in one hand and lifting the reinforced concrete in the other. He remembered that the Defense Coin and Attack Coin could provide enhancement effects even in this state.

Although the Divination Tarot Card - Fool only offered a 5% Strength Effect Bonus and thus didn’t make a significant overall change in Zhang Yanhang’s Strength, he could still feel a slight increase.

After carefully juggling the reinforced concrete in his hand, Zhang Yanhang took out another half-ton piece of concrete from his Waist Bag and added it to the other pieces.

This time, when Zhang Yanhang lifted the pile of reinforced concrete again, he could clearly feel that his Strength was almost reaching its limit, though he still had a tiny bit of spare capacity.

"That being the case, this 5% Strength Effect Bonus seems to have increased my Strength by less than half a ton. After all, my original Strength was just over twelve tons, but now it has become slightly more than twelve and a half tons."

Zhang Yanhang felt that he still had a little leeway, but at most, it would be just adding a few dozen kilograms of reinforced concrete before reaching his true limit. So, estimating around twelve and a half tons seemed reasonable.

"Since merely holding the Divination Tarot Card - Fool in hand directly allows me to enjoy the enhancement effect, it should likewise grant the effect if placed in the Waist Bag."

Upon this realization, Zhang Yanhang immediately tested it. After placing the Divination Tarot Card - Fool into his Waist Bag, he lifted the four pieces of reinforced concrete weighing twelve and a half tons again. As expected, he could still lift them quite normally.

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