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Chapter 508 - 280: Imperial Guard, Patrolling and Arresting

Chapter 508: Chapter 280: Imperial Guard, Patrolling and Arresting

"There’s nothing special, just a bronze tripod." After unearthing the Earth Emperor Tripod, Gu Shanhai felt a bit peculiar.

This thing, as a symbol of imperial power, truly posed no significant issue, but was it really necessary to make such a fuss over it?

Mainly because his digging went smoothly, no grand battle formations appeared, nor did he encounter any damsels in distress, so Gu Shanhai felt it was all too easy to get his hands on.

"Or is it that only by collecting all three pieces, you can assemble the full set effect?" Gu Shanhai scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

The Human Emperor Tripod was submerged at the bottom of some river, and the Heavenly Emperor Tripod was buried underneath the national capital of Si Li State in Yong’an City; Gu Shanhai couldn’t figure it out—why were they either buried in the ground or cast into water? Look, that’s how they got lost to time.

Moreover, symbols of imperial power weren’t restricted to just the Three Emperors Tripods. Did they really believe without these symbols, one couldn’t be legitimate? As long as your fist was strong enough, even picking up a stone could suffice.

Hence, the symbolic meaning was essentially more significant.

"I might take some time to collect the set and see if I can turn them into Magic Artifacts for throwing at people." Gu Shanhai said this, but his actual thought was to take them if he came across them, and if not, leave them be.

After all, he wasn’t lacking such trinkets; having a peaceful life was better than anything else.

In fact, he even thought about re-burying the Earth Emperor Tripod somewhere to prevent any issues arising from it.

Someone had previously tried to attack Liangzhou Prefecture because of this very object.

Under normal circumstances, he could develop to the point of crushing dominance, but to fall halfway because of such a trifle, who would be happy about that?

Had the other party approached Gu Shanhai discreetly in a conventional manner and negotiated, he would have turned a blind eye and let them take the Earth Emperor Tripod for the right price. That way, it would have been better for everyone.

Secrets need to be unearthed and valuable; that’s what makes them secrets. Having access to a treasure mountain without mining it is not a blessing but a calamity.

Regarding chances, Gu Shanhai took a lighter view, after all, he had his subordinates snatch them for him rather than doing it himself.

After studying the Earth Emperor Tripod for one night, he didn’t figure out anything, and the final analysis was that it was a plain bronze tripod. He even had it analyzed, and the craftsmanship was really poor, outdated by thousands of years.

So he casually tossed the Earth Emperor Tripod into the space of the Mother-child Grass. He’d look into its uses later if the opportunity arose.

"Another day without sleep, I feel like I’m becoming estranged from sleep. It’s too miserable, my working hours are already 007." Gu Shanhai realized one thing, he was long chosen to be a worker; others have 996 but at least have holidays and knock off time; he not only didn’t have holidays and knock off time but didn’t even have a salary.

He even considered exploiting his own Daoist Soldiers this much.

Looking back, he checked the various auras he had collected from the battlefield. He now had enough to conduct around ten experiments.

Gu Shanhai pondered whether he could induce the White Tiger’s emergence.

As a Half Companion Spirit, such auras were naturally just adjuncts, not the main materials.

For the main material, Gu Shanhai had several options: firstly, his own mana, secondly, his own emotions and desires, or he could plainly create something similar to Divine Skills. Alternatively, taking out a small chunk of his Heart Demon avatar would also do.

Raw materials were never the problem; what truly needed attention was how to induce the birth of the White Tiger.

The White Tiger itself was an existence like a military spirit. His idea was to use the Heart Demon avatar directly, turning it into something that was half Divine Power, half Companion Spirit.

Mainly because the functions of dying and taking injury on behalf of others originally by the Heart Demon avatar were now assumed by the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers. As for abilities such as the Five Poison Heart guarding the spiritual dais and the like, they would also be effective after becoming the White Tiger. Essentially, this was an advancement, so the capabilities were definitely not disappearing.

Another point was whether the subsequent Guardian Demons or Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, which were derivatives of the Heart Demon avatar, adapting it to the White Tiger seemed suitable. More importantly, the White Tiger itself excelled in slaughter, while the Heart Demon avatar specialized in negatives; both inherently had a certain degree of compatibility.

"Well, let’s make some changes while I’ve got some free time." Gu Shanhai reasoned that since the Heart Demon avatar couldn’t be ruined by changing it, and even if it were spoiled, he could repair it—how could he not know how to fix a Divine Skill that he himself had created?

As for the "Thirty-Six Strategies," well, that could wait. It wasn’t something he relied on heavily. As long as the emergence of Companion Spirit・White Tiger was successful, his Heart Demon Dao Soldiers would receive a far more substantial boost than if he perfected the "Thirty-Six Strategies" strategy.

"Shattered..."

Gu Shanhai had just begun when he saw the Heart Demon avatar inside the Purple Mansion・Wuzhuang Temple shatter like that, obviously a failure in activation.

"First battle, defeated. It seems guidance is needed."

He randomly took apart a Guardian Demon and reformed the Heart Demon avatar.

The Heart Demon avatar could absorb emotions and desires to rejuvenate, and since Guardian Demons were inherently made from emotions and desires, Gu Shanhai could completely use Guardian Demons to charge up the Heart Demon avatar and then use mana to revive the Guardian Demon that died. In this cycle, the effect was similar to using mana to restore the Heart Demon avatar; it was only ’similar’ because some energy was lost in the conversion process, not a 100% transfer.

The subsequent nine auras from the battlefield also predictably ran out; in the end, Gu Shanhai collected only ten instances of failure, but he wasn’t discouraged—it was all part of the norm.

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