Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 303 - Chapter 303 Chapter 293 The Main Storyline of Black Tide

Chapter 303: Chapter 293: The Main Storyline of Black Tide Island (1st Update) Chapter 303: Chapter 293: The Main Storyline of Black Tide Island (1st Update) Milk Plus still didn’t charge extra and was still in a tiff with War God Urd, her stance suggesting she would lock horns with the alliance of deities and wouldn’t rest until she joined.

Xia Shan, who had come along, saw no reason to obstruct Milk Plus’s decision.

She also began to read through the introductions of the four major factions, one of which was the Holy Spirit Traveler faction belonging to Ms. Cat.

This faction was absolutely neutral… neither opposing nor befriending any other faction, the default for all Holy Spirit players.

But the faction that interested Xia Shan the most was still the Breeder faction.

As the only mechanical faction among the four, and a conservative faction that focused on autonomous development without engaging in any conflicts, this was definitely the best choice for squirrel-party players like Xia Shan who loved to build.

Even though Xia Shan was somewhat fond of the Breeder faction, she didn’t rashly choose to join; instead, she logged onto the forum to start browsing posts about strategies for the new version.

This was also the choice of most players at the starting stronghold, who were the top echelon of Holy Spirit players; they were all cunning… clearly understanding that the choice of faction on Black Tide Island was tied to equipment, personal attributes, and even Fureya’s future destiny.

Players like Milk Plus, who decided to join the alliance of deities right from the start, were really rare.

This made it tough for War God Urd and Deris who stood under their own banners, desperately persuading the Holy Spirits to join their factions.

But the Holy Spirits just glanced at the faction details and then collectively… lowered their heads.

Is this some kind of ritual? Watching the Holy Spirits lower their heads and move their fingertips in midair, Deris felt it was really… eerie.

No, they were just checking out strategy guides with each other.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the new posts on the Holy Spirit forum; most players were tagging the FanyiXing Scholar Team to analyze which faction to join.

The FanyiXing Scholar Team was probably annoyed by the mentions and simply posted, “Currently collecting information and organizing the new version’s plot direction, analysis to follow later on.”

On the forum, Jiang Qiao also saw a post titled “Can the official Holy Spirit reveal Black Tide Island’s plot? How can we choose a faction without knowing the plot?”

That post made Jiang Qiao feel bitter; Devouring God didn’t have the ability to predict the future, and what Jiang Qiao could do was only to guide the plot direction of Black Tide Island.

Yet even so, Jiang Qiao still had to write the next phase of the main quest.

As this thought surfaced, Jiang Qiao remembered someone… Eternal*Thorne.

As a former member of the Obliteration Legion, he should know the specifics and some secrets about Black Tide Island.

Jiang Qiao closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he found himself in the Lishijie’s Flourishing Square.

Zhao Mingwei must have come to the internet cafe to play with Milk Plus; except, while Milk Plus logged in and immediately started causing trouble for Urd, Zhao Mingwei logged in to seek out Thorne’s trouble.

The 630,000 challenge was still ongoing; Thorne’s health was now less than two thousand.

This greatly stimulated the desire of the top Holy Spirit great gods to challenge him; the number of Holy Spirits Thorne had slain had already surpassed sixty-two, and Jiang Qiao had also fulfilled the first phase of his promise by slaying the Apocalypse Dragon.

Jiang Qiao had just arrived when he overheard Thorne asking a question.

“What exactly do you want to gain from challenging me all the time? Honor? Money? Or that 630,000 you Holy Spirits keep talking about?”

In Thorne’s hands was still that wooden stick, and he was managing effortlessly in his skirmish with Zhao Mingwei, only… Zhao Mingwei’s time to defeat had increased from the initial five minutes to ten minutes, and now he was able to engage Thorne in combat for over fifteen minutes.

The Eternal could still defeat Zhao Mingwei, it just took longer now.

“Defeating you, enjoying the process of defeating you, that’s all,” Zhao Mingwei swore that challenging Thorne was definitely… the most interesting gameplay for him among the Holy Spirits! The thrill of blocking Thorne’s attacks, chipping away a little of Thorne’s health, was enough to excite Zhao Mingwei, not to mention finally defeating Thorne.

The pleasure that came from practicing over a long time, constantly being tormented and tossed around by the BOSS, and then overcoming the BOSS, couldn’t be matched by any pay-to-win fast-food games.

“You’re the freak among them, but what else?” Thorne asked everyone who challenged him this question, and most Holy Spirits answered ‘630,000!’

He guessed that 630,000 must be a code for some powerful Divine Artifact; after all, the players call it the ‘Eye of the Spendthrift,’ which sounded like a fierce name.

“Besides that?” Zhao Mingwei thought for a moment, recalling the sense of powerlessness during his battle with the general of the Obliteration Legion, Deris.

It wasn’t a sense of powerlessness that could be made up for with gaming skills, but in numbers! The level difference between him and Deris was just too great!

“I hope the game can raise the level cap once more,” Zhao Mingwei said as he rushed towards Thorne again.

“Level cap? That is indeed a shackle that constrains your Holy Spirit Power. So, your god allows you to collect Divine Fragments to give to…”

Thorne was about to say to give the Divine Fragments to Devouring God but abruptly noticed Jiang Qiao… watching by the side of the ring.

Jiang Qiao was invisible, detectable only by Thorne, and he was holding up a wooden sign that read…

“It says it’s for Fureya!”

“Fureya, that doll,” Thorne immediately amended, swinging the iron club in his hand to drive Zhao Mingwei back, while once again glancing at the text on Jiang Qiao’s wooden sign.

“That doll is the source of your power, but she can’t control so much power, and the Divine Fragment she holds is still just a fragment…”

What Thorne said appeared above his head in a dialogue box, and Jiang Qiao, holding a pen, wiped off the text on the wooden sign and wrote something new.

And at that moment…

“Excuse me! The Archaeological Team! No, wait… the Scribe Team, I suspect there’s a main storyline related to Black Tide Island here! Please, thank you!”

The team from Starry Scribes had an exceptionally keen sense; when Thorne started saying lines unrelated to the inner world, they just popped up from who knows where.

Jiang Qiao knew… they’d probably write down what Thorne said as part of Black Tide Island’s backstory and strategy guide and post it to the forum.

So, Jiang Qiao once again picked up the wooden sign to show to Thorne.

The message on the wooden sign was “Do you know how to obtain the Divine Fragments on Black Tide Island? If you don’t know, then stop the dialogue. If you do know, speak up, but remember to tie it back to the doll, Fureya.”

Of course, Thorne knew about the situation on Black Tide Island… and the method to obtain the Divine Fragments. He had left the Oblivion Legion precisely because he couldn’t stand the strife on Black Tide Island.

“That doll, in my eyes, is actually very pitiful. She doesn’t have much time left,” Thorne said, swinging his iron club fiercely at Zhao Mingwei, sending Zhao flying to the other side of the arena.

Damn it! Would he stop making up his own story?

Jiang Qiao swore that the Black Tide Island storyline was… not intended to torment Fureya, but with Thorne saying this, and the Starry Scribes recording and livestreaming, then posting it on the forum…

Even if the officials from Jiang Qiao made an announcement saying, “Fureya is really safe this time,” it probably… wouldn’t clear her name.

“What do you mean by that?”

Zhao Mingwei halted the attack he was in the middle of. His feelings for Fureya weren’t as deep as those of Mo Shigui, and Yelena even held a slightly higher place in Zhao Mingwei’s heart than Fureya did.

But a girl who followed him every day calling out “Holy Spirit, my lord,” even if they hadn’t spent much time together, Zhao Mingwei would still care about her life and death.

“The power you possess is like a flame. The flame will devour everything around it. Do you think that doll, as the vessel of your power, can remain unscathed? She’s just a doll, and it’s very easy for a flame to burn a doll.”

Thorne spoke truly; not everyone could wield the power of the Devouring God’s fragments. The Magic Thieves on Black Tide Island had tried to harness the Devouring God’s power; they succeeded partially, but at a terrible cost.

Stirring up more trouble? Listening to this, Jiang Qiao felt the situation spiraling out of control, and he immediately raised the wooden sign reminding Thorne, forget about Fureya… just tell us the way to get the Divine Fragments from Black Tide Island!

“What’s the method to save her, then?”

This question wasn’t asked by Zhao Mingwei, but by the still-recording team from Starry Scribes below.

“Obtain more Divine Fragments, allowing her to evolve into a complete person or god,” Thorne said, his expression asking Jiang Qiao, “That line was okay, right?”

“You know about Black Tide Island, right?” Zhao Mingwei, having heard about the Divine Fragments, realized what Thorne was referring to.

The Divine Fragments were a sign of… the next increase in level caps. When Holy Spirit officials won the last Divine War, they immediately raised the level cap to fifty-five.

“Yes, Black Tide Island… there is a Divine Fragment there, but do you really think it’s appropriate to describe it as just one?”

Thorne intentionally left a cliffhanger with that remark, while Jiang Qiao once again raised the wooden board with “Get to the point.”

“Not just one?”

“Magic Thieves, that’s what you should call those crystal followers. The Magic Thieves on Black Tide Island have already stolen the power of the Divine Fragments, but they can’t completely absorb it… If you want to get a complete Divine Fragment from Black Tide Island, I’m afraid there’s only one way,” Thorne said.

As the words fell, he struck Zhao Mingwei with a sword, depleting his health and securing the victory.

“Kill all the Magic Thieves on Black Tide Island.”

Hearing this, Jiang Qiao quickly raised the wooden sign again and wrote a second solution.

“Oh, there’s another compromise method. Bring them to see your doll… your doll will absorb a part of the Devouring God’s fragments from them, provided that they are willing,” Thorne said.

This was the main gameplay of Black Tide Island: Hunting Magic Thieves, or binding them to one’s camp, becoming NPCs like Yelena who serve at a stronghold.

Jiang Qiao felt that the storyline of Black Tide Island was… complete at this point, there was no need for Thorne to add anything more. It was left to the Starry Scribes to piece the rest together and then post the new version of the strategy guide on the forum.

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