I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 166 - 109: Want to Bury Fate? Come, Take Three Axe Blows First!

Chapter 166: Chapter 109: Want to Bury Fate? Come, Take Three Axe Blows First!

At that moment, Gu Shanhai was pondering over something, feeling that he had lately come upon too many chances, which compelled him to be vigilant. He sensed that he might have been drawn into something.

In a world without fate, he wouldn’t have doubted anything, but now it was different; he might have become a target.

Players could break the original fate and destiny of the natives, but the players’ every action could also be influenced. The distribution of tasks could indirectly guide players’ behaviors, and the trends of the natives could lead players to form judgments and eventually be used by them.

"Young Son of the Forest, do you seem to hesitate?" the Green Knight Amute asked.

"Yes, I’m hesitating," Gu Shanhai said earnestly. "The things I’ve recently come across are somewhat abundant, making me feel like someone is trying to set me up."

"Fate? Indeed, She is a bitch," Amute appeared to have guessed Gu Shanhai’s thoughts.

Gu Shanhai was speechless, his face lined with frustration. How could such crude language come out of an old creature that had lived for so many years? Where was the civility?

"Alright, I accept the inheritance. How do I go about the trial?" Gu Shanhai asked.

There was no way to give up, but since the treasure map mentioned the existence that could bury fate, he guessed that it must be Amute. Otherwise, how could he be so brazen? The cost, however, seemed high—didn’t you see how the other had merged with the tree?

"The trial is quite simple," Amute said, struggling somewhat and wriggling a hand free from the tree, holding in it an axe wrapped in vines. "I chop at your head three times with this axe. If you survive all three chops, you pass."

"???" Gu Shanhai’s face was one of utter shock. Despite being made of wood, the texture and edge of the axe didn’t make chopping off a head much different from chopping wood.

In that moment, Gu Shanhai also realized that the foreboding feeling meant he had to endure three chops from Amute.

"You’re telling me this trial isn’t a bit outrageous? How did you ever get through it?" Gu Shanhai complained. He was strong, yet he didn’t feel confident, and Amute had been just an ordinary person back then. How had he survived three axe chops?

Gu Shanhai had a feeling that Amute wouldn’t hold back; as part of the ritual of trial, he would definitely give it his all. As for Gu Shanhai himself, his vitality was not strong enough to allow a severed head to regrow, nor could he stitch one back on—at least not until his Spirit Root Ability reached grade B, making his vitals no longer a weak point.

"One blink, and it was all over. Don’t worry, I’ll be precise with my chops. Step closer," Amute said, seemingly eager to start.

Instead of stepping closer upon hearing this, Gu Shanhai subtly moved further away. He wasn’t out of his mind.

Amute naturally noticed Gu Shanhai’s actions and then said, "The first chop is named Fearlessness; it will grant you courage without fear."

"The second chop is called Strength; it will grant you a formidable physique."

"The third chop is Regeneration; your death will no longer be the end. A severed head can be reattached, near death can be revived!"

Now he understood. He was being offered three attributes at the start: immunity to fear, a strong body, and powerful regeneration. But all these were conditional on surviving the three chops or else everything would be off the table.

And this was just the beginning, other inheritances lay ahead; this was but an entry-level benefit.

"Cough, I understand, but I feel like I can’t withstand these three chops," Gu Shanhai admitted awkwardly. Not to mention Amute’s strength, within the trial itself, these three chops would definitely convey additional powers. For example, to gain immunity to fear, he would have to confront and overcome fear.

These three gifts were not given; they needed to be earned through his own effort, just like the natural senses he earned through the trial of the Imprint Druid, which was not something granted by the mark. Instead, it was an Elemental Blessing he achieved by immersing himself in the Elemental Realm and absorbing the elemental powers.

Inheritance would help you process, but only if you had the raw material.

And these three chops were the process of making that material, not of providing it.

In the process of completing occupational tasks, players are assisted by the "First Epoch" in both creating and processing the raw materials. Gu Shanhai had no such occupational tasks and, thus, no corresponding clues.

"If you can wield the mark, it proves you are worthy. You’ll be fine," Amute said.

"Hold on, I’ve become a Marked Druid; can I still become a Green Knight?" Gu Shanhai suddenly spotted a blind spot. He had never heard of anyone receiving a second inheritance. Druid inheritances involved a trial ceremony, so there was no mention of a Druid practicing two schools.

It wasn’t like being a Knight, where training through inheritance could lead to mastering other inheritances. Druids were a special case.

"Why not? Among our Green Knights, there are quite a few who have transformed, possessing both the strengths of the Green Knight and their original form-shifters, able to transform into powerful beasts while having the Green Knight’s special abilities," Amute explained.

"The Green Knight is special?" Gu Shanhai asked, confused.

"Not at all. As long as you pass the trial, you can hold multiple roles. However, it’s generally not common for someone to hold too many because it’s not a good thing. Those with too many roles spread themselves too thin and end up mediocre in everything," Amute said.

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