The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 205 - 149 The Great King

Chapter 205: Chapter 149 The Great King

In the fabrication of the Dream Stone Platform, there was an extremely important item that Rod had never been able to make.

[Resurrection Stone]

After death, both your body and soul would resurrect at a designated location.

Required materials: Resurrection Stone, Flower of Humanity, Spirituality x10, Divinity x1, 10,000 Souls Without Spirit, and a portion of living flesh.

Undoubtedly, this was the most critical ace up his sleeve when venturing outside.

With it, Rod would fear no mission, no matter how dangerous.

It was also the reason why he was not at all worried when the King initially told him that he would be dispatched on high-risk missions.

However, Rod had always been clueless about the core materials for its creation.

It was not until now, after obtaining the Flower of Humanity, that he saw a sliver of possibility for its production.

Among the other materials, Rod was not short of Spirituality, having at least over a thousand portions, and still had 36 points of Divinity, enough to contribute three portions. He also had the Souls Without Spirit.

He was only missing the living flesh and the Resurrection Stone.

The "Resurrection Stone" was an item for which Rod had searched long in various records without success. The reward demanded by the Book of Knowledge was too expensive, so he was reluctant to use it.

Not until now did he learn from "Soul Master" Priscilla, who lectured them, what it was.

The "Resurrection Stone" actually had nothing to do with resurrection; it was a sinister object capable of reviving corpses into the living dead.

In a certain period, the people of Trolian made extensive use of it in battle.

Warriors charged fearlessly, falling only to rise again, and continued to fight until they crumbled to dust.

It had granted them a brief but splendid victory at that time, and some even believed that this was the only right path to their survival.

But with the proliferation of the Resurrection Stone and its uncontrolled use, disaster struck.

They discovered that the "Resurrection Stone" could not only revive corpses into the living dead but also transform the living into the living dead. Moreover, the resurrected became increasingly insane, uncontrollable, and monstrous as time passed.

Finally, after paying a heavy price, Trolian permanently banned the crafting and usage of the "Resurrection Stone" and sealed away the related knowledge.

This was the worst possible news for Rod, meaning the chances of obtaining a "Resurrection Stone" were incredibly slim.

However, a new possibility emerged after upgrading the Book of Knowledge.

Originally, the Book of Knowledge’s questions were strictly confined to ’knowledge’ per se; requests near its ambiguous edges, like ’methods’ or ’existences,’ were not allowed.

After the upgrade, the scope of ’knowledge’ expanded, and questions such as ’how to’ and ’whether there is’ were permitted, but they became much more costly.

Nonetheless, Rod thought of a clever way to pose his question to the Book of Knowledge: "Is there anyone in the Royal City capable of crafting a Resurrection Stone?"

The cost was four pieces of Red Jade.

Not much.

Mr. Manolo Bana generously sponsored an entire box of Red Jade, enough to answer a few hundred questions.

The Book of Knowledge dutifully provided an answer: "There is."

With that answer, Rod’s heart steadied. What remained was to find such a person within the Royal City.

The head of the Hunter’s Guild, with access to various pieces of information and located in a gathering spot like the tavern, was undoubtedly an excellent candidate.

"Duosche."

Rod asked in a lowered voice.

"Do you know where I can find a skilled Refiner?"

Refiners are production personnel who make items with Spirituality or Potions.

Besides officially recognized individuals within the Royal City’s structure, there were also many freelance Refiners whose creations were somewhat illegal.

Generally speaking, as long as they were not dealing with drugs or gambling, the Judgement Court wouldn’t exert great efforts to intervene.

Hunters usually needed some possibly irregular gadgets to support their battles, which might save lives at crucial times. If the Royal City banned them outright, wouldn’t it just add to the casualties unnecessarily?

Thus, the industrial chain of this gray area, born out of interests and needs, naturally took shape.

As the head of the Hunter branch, Ado understood immediately when she heard about it.

She also lowered her voice and asked softly, "How powerful do you need? Is the ’root’ you’re looking for a bit too significant?"

Rod didn’t quite understand the Hunter’s lingo, but he could guess that "root" probably referred to the degree of prohibition of contraband.

"Very large."

Rod nodded.

"I need the most powerful one."

Ado stroked her chin, thinking for a moment, then leaned into Rod’s ear and said, "Then go to 17 Grey Street and find the Medicine Woman. When you get there, don’t knock on the door, knock on the red brick in the wall, three heavy, two light, if someone asks who sent you, say it was me, and she will let you in."

The damp breeze brushed against the ears, tickling slightly.

Rod smiled and said, "Thank you, Ado."

Ado responded with a smile.

"No need to thank me, you’ve helped me a lot. That old man used to complain every day about how I couldn’t get a sewer mission out and always ranked last among all the Hunter branches. Humph, this time I’ve cleared thirty-four in one go. Let’s see how they laugh at me now."

Rod said in surprise, "Aren’t the missions the same for all Hunter branches?"

"Yes, but no one wants to do the sewer missions. The old man set targets for each branch, insisting we must sell off the missions by any means necessary. They always manage to find some...good friends to help, but the Hunters who frequently visit my branch don’t want to help me. You are the first one willing to help me like this, and you’ve helped so much."

Rod didn’t know whether to be happy or sad. Am I contracted to clean Royal City’s sewers from now on? Can I just play Mario every day and get to the Princess?

"Brother Soron."

Suddenly, Ado took his hand, her large eyes rippling softly, her adorable face filled with pleading and hopeful expressions.

"Will you continue to help me in the future?"

At that moment, what else could Rod do but nod?

Ado’s joy +51

Humanity +5

Well, alright then.

"Yay, I knew Brother Soron was the best."

A fragrant breeze wafted by as Ado gently touched Rod’s cheek, prompting hooting and cheers from the tavern.

Alright, that’s really something.

With flushed cheeks, Ado poured him another cup of green tea.

"The spring breeze of Duosche to you, brother. May your journey be smooth."

Just then, the crystal screen behind them lit up again, the thirty-four missions he had just completed lit up in red and were ticked off.

"Ah, headquarters has already confirmed the completion of the missions."

Ado immediately took out dozens of silver notes from underneath the counter.

"Here’s your mission reward, a total of three thousand four hundred silver coins. Your star level will soon be raised to Second Level. Please keep up the good work."

Rod took the silver notes, suddenly feeling that cleaning the sewers wasn’t so bad after all.

"Alright, I should be going then."

Ado’s smile was radiant as she waved, "May the fire accompany you all the way."

"Remember to visit my branch often."

The few Hunters in the tavern also raised their cups and shouted, "We wish the great King of the Sewers fair winds, hahahaha!"

Even after leaving the tavern, Rod could still feel the warmth on his face.

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