Chapter 63 - Hero: Ninth Uncle
Chapter 63: Hero: Ninth Uncle
Early in the morning, inside Twin Dragon Mount’s core shrine.
The sky was still hazy, but the entrance of the hall was already filled with people.
“I can finally see the legendary welcoming ritual!” two male players who came over the past two days said excitedly.
“Heh, if you guys had reincarnated earlier, you would have been able to see the welcome just like me.”
Mister Bug sounded gleeful.
He seemed to have forgotten how he got his bruised eyes.
“Why are you acting so smug? Do you think we’re all like you? Getting bitten to death by monsters half a day after our first entry?” a new male player snapped back.
“That’s right!”
Another player agreed.
“F*ck, do the two of you have a death wish…”
Mister Bug was infuriated. He rolled up his sleeves and revealed the seven Calabash Brothers used to cover up the tattoo of a female beauty from Jaipen. He wanted to attack them.
“Stop arguing. Look carefully. The summoning has begun!”
The three of them stood like bodyguards. Xu Xue, who was in the middle, stared at Ji Ye, who was placing the offering in the hall, with her willowy eyes and snorted unhappily.
It had to be said that as a celebrity, she still had an advantage that others did not have. With Ji Ye no longer managing the players, she actually successfully gathered three rookies under her.
This made Xu Xue, who was originally a little isolated, instantly rise up the ranks of being an “old rookie” like the others.
After all, those who came to Twin Dragon Mount had either been killed in battle or had their settlements destroyed.
Either way, since they dared to enter so quickly, it meant that they weren’t too afraid of death!
Hum!
Inside the shrine that had been changed from a Buddhist temple, two yellow dragons of providence emerged once again and spat golden light at the Soul of Civilization and Soul Jade below.
Unlike the Ordinary offering used by Pei San the previous time, the Soul Jade immediately produced fluctuations when it was touched by the golden light spat out by the Dragons of Providence. It projected an enlarged image in the sky of the hall, revealing the shadows of four soldiers who were killed by the Soul’s Commander. They floated on a boundless sea formed by black gas with their eyes closed, ebbing up and down with the waves.
“Wa!”
“Dad!”
Upon seeing this, cries immediately sounded in the hall. They came from the close ones of the four deceased soldiers. Ji Ye specially allowed them to enter the hall to participate in the ritual.
However, they didn’t wallow in excessive grief. According to Lu Zhishen, as long as the settlement grew, there was a chance that they could be revived.
“Half a bowl of clear water illuminates the universe, a talisman commands ghosts and gods. Taking the Eight Trigrams Steps and having a wooden sword in hand that slays demons…”
In the main hall, a loud and clear voice sounded as it recited a passage.
“This is…”
Ji Ye was stunned.
“What is this… a poem in some glove puppetry show? Or a poem to attract attention?”
“It’s mentioned on the forum that some particularly popular heroes will produce some phenomena when they appear. They will describe their lives!”
As for the rookies outside the hall, some of them found it novel, while others tried to comprehend the poem. Their eyes lit up.
Hum!
The white light from the Soul of Civilization grew brighter and turned into a figure wearing an apricot-yellow eight-trigram Daoist robe.
“Quick!”
Then, he took a step forward, formed a hand seal with his fingers, and pointed at the Soul Jade. Instantly, the black Soul Jade disintegrated.
The boundless black sea around the airborne soldiers also shattered. The remnant spirits turned into white light and flew into the hall, allowing the illusory twin Dragons of Providence that had dissipated after spitting out their light to recover slightly!
“Isn’t this… Ninth Uncle?”
When they saw the face of the yellow-robed man, most of the new players revealed surprised looks.
This was because they were all too familiar with this newcomer’s appearance and dressing.
“But, why is it Ninth Uncle?”
“Isn’t he in that Chinese settlement overseas? Could it be that in the Land of Inheritance, different settlements can welcome two similar heroes?”
“That’s… impossible. If that’s the case, when dozens of Sun Wukong encounter each other, wouldn’t they fight to the end of the universe? We won’t be able to tell who the real Monkey King is!”
Due to the blockade of the news regarding Ren Hamlet, even the two newest players did not know anything.
People were naturally excited to have Ninth Uncle descend, but they could not help but be extremely puzzled.
“I see.”
“In that case, the destroyed natives can be relocated to other settlements. It’s probably because the offering is related to the Soul race that Ninth Uncle is involved!”
Ji Ye came to a realization.
Since players could be revived according to the rules of the game, there was naturally a possibility of the NPCs being respawned!
However, players had a death penalty, so what was the price for a native’s resurrection?
Ji Ye checked Ninth Uncle’s attributes.
[Lin Jiu]
[Level: Extraordinary Rank-1]
[Rarity: Commander]
Description: A Maoshan Daoist from the Republic of China era. He has the ability to subdue ghosts and demons. He is good at the Five Thunder Art.
[Successfully welcomed a human hero. Honor gained: 30!]
Apart from that, Ji Ye also received a notification in his mind.
(Summoning heroes of the human race will also grant you Honor. It was missed out last time.)
…
“Ninth Uncle, it’s great that you are here.”
“With you around, we don’t need to worry about the Soul race’s attacks.”
A few minutes later, in the main hall of Twin Dragon Mount, Lu Zhishen accompanied Ji Ye and Ninth Uncle to take their respective seats. Old Hu Feng served them tea.
“Soul race?”
Ninth Uncle, who was drinking tea, almost dropped the cup’s lid due to his hand’s trembling.
“Please excuse me, master. I don’t know why, but I hate this name.”
Ninth Uncle knitted his thick brows with a puzzled look.
“Ninth Uncle, you don’t know about the Soul race?”
Ji Ye was taken aback as he asked.
“I… I don’t remember. I think I lost a lot of memories…”
Ninth Uncle frowned and fell into deep thought.
Ninth Uncle had lost his memory.
Lu Zhishen seemed to have forgotten everything about his identity, including the destruction of Ren Hamlet.
Clearly, this was the death penalty that natives from the destroyed settlement suffered.
In fact, it wasn’t just amnesia.
It had to be known that Ninth Uncle was originally an Superior hero, but the offering Soul Jade he used previously was only at the “Excellent” level.
It was obvious that Ninth Uncle had been “demoted”!
Such a death penalty was undoubtedly much heavier than that of a player who was a Chosen One.
Ji Ye didn’t know whether he should feel sorry for this or feel lucky. After all, if Ninth Uncle hadn’t been demoted, he definitely wouldn’t have been brought to Twin Dragon Mount.
However, according to his experience, the grade could be improved through cultivation. Furthermore, even if he was demoted, Ninth Uncle was likely much stronger than ordinary heroes.
At least, he had no problems dealing with the Soul race!