They all call me Great Master-Chapter 461 - 458: The Most Valuable Thing!
The text that appeared before Arthur was the introduction to the "Death Hound," sharing the same attributes and traits as Kuliqi.
But the text that followed was different—
"[Swarm: When you possess two or more ’Death Hounds,’ they will receive an inspiration effect, and their attack and defense will increase.]
[Gluttony: In a swarm state, the ’Death Hounds’ will have better digestion, ’Hunting’ prey and consuming ’Aura of Death’ can achieve better and faster growth.]
[Symbiosis: In a swarm state, the ’Death Hounds’ will share each other’s ’Death Seed.’ When one of the ’Death Hounds’ dies, you can use ’Death Qi’ to nurture the ’Death Seed’ and let it choose resurrection.]
(Note 1: After the ’Death Seed’ is consumed, it takes three natural days to be born again.)
(Note 2: When the ’Death Hound’ is resurrected, the growth gained from ’Hunting’ and consuming ’Aura of Death’ will be reset.)
(Note 3: When the ’Death Hounds’ die at the same time, symbiosis becomes ineffective.)
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Seeing the text before him, Arthur felt joyful.
The "Death Hound" is useful.
But, Arthur was always worried about loss.
Even Arthur couldn’t always account for every contingency; he knew unexpected events could happen at any time.
However, now with the emergence of [Symbiosis], he felt somewhat relieved.
And [Swarm] further strengthened the "Death Hounds"!
As for [Gluttony]?
In Arthur’s view, it was nearly as valuable a trait as [Symbiosis].
He, Arthur, Death’s Child!
The one thing he never lacked was ’Death Qi.’
Even now, doing nothing in the midst of these ruins, his Death Qi Value was skyrocketing.
Before, he was worried about Kuliqi suffering from indigestion.
Now?
’Kuliqi and... Kiri!
Yes, you shall be called Kiri!
Kuliqi, Kiri, accept the ’Food’s Baptism’!’
After naming his second "Death Hound," Arthur was full of anticipation.
Arcane creatures corresponded to Arcana Level, and he had no idea how much Death Qi it would take to grow Kuliqi and Kiri to Great Arcana Level.
As for Ascend Step?
Arthur had considered it.
But his intuition told him it wasn’t a simple matter; besides Death Qi, it required more ’Hunting.’
Therefore, Arthur wasn’t in a hurry.
He planned to wait until Kuliqi and Kiri reached Great Arcana Level.
Suo, hidden within the shadows, looked at the black and white companion that suddenly appeared beside him, with flames above its forehead and blue eyes filled with wisdom, and its smiling face stiffened slightly.
When this companion came over with its tongue hanging out and drooling, Suo showed a look of disdain on its canine face.
Although essentially both were "Death Hounds," Suo felt that this companion was a bit... not very smart, no, it was silly!
The aura of silliness was so strong that Suo felt it could be contagious just by being close.
’Silly Hound, huh?
It’s okay, it’s okay.
If you dare to wreck the house, I’ll stew you.’
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Arthur chuckled inwardly, his gaze towards Kiri filled with warning.
Kiri, lurking within the shadows, seemed to feel its master’s gaze but surmised it might be imagination and after looking around bewilderedly, began wagging its tail non-stop at Kuliqi.
When Kiri realized Kuliqi was ignoring it, it started showing great interest in the abundance of books in the room.
However, upon noticing that its master’s gaze had turned sharp, it immediately sat upright within the shadows and did not move.
Seeing this scene, Arthur was completely reassured.
Kiri was only acting foolish, and perhaps pretending to be foolish at that.
As long as it wasn’t truly foolish, there was hope.
Feeling relieved, Arthur turned to look at Marinda, who had already picked up the "Bone Dagger"—selecting one first and then choosing another was a rule the two of them abided by.
In the lady’s eyes, Arthur saw joy.
This unexpected delight diluted the original sense of loss.
Clearly, the "Bone Dagger" was immensely suitable for the lady.
Arthur already imagined the scene where Marinda, on a clear night, would use her wealth to create her own ’Undead Army’ and overwhelm the enemy.
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Perhaps this "Undead Army" was only 25 strong, but in this particular state, they were endless.
Arthur called it—
"Infinite Under the Moon"!
After fiddling with the Bone Dagger for a while, Marinda exhaled a puff of smoke and placed the Bone Dagger into her storage space.
Then, she saw Arthur’s smiling face.
And with the shape of his mouth, he mimed two words: Congratulations.
Marinda was taken aback.
This lady almost subconsciously recalled the recent scene.
Arthur first picked up the Bone Dagger then set it down, seemingly choosing another prop.
’Did he deliberately leave this thing for me?’
The lady couldn’t help but think.
Although instinct told her it was impossible, she had indeed received the dagger.
This contradiction made the lady feel somewhat uncomfortable.
After hesitating on the spot for several seconds, the lady gestured for Arthur to head towards a corner—
"I originally thought this was the laboratory of the ’Red Robe’ from the ’Tower of Mist.’
This ’Red Robe’ invented gunpowder and created the first firearm.
And that gun, known as ’The First Gun,’ could kill an ’Ascend Steper’ with a single shot; it’s also the prop I wanted to find.
I thought it was here.
I didn’t expect this place to be the laboratory of that mad Master Alchemist."
The awkward feeling in her heart made the lady think she should say more to Arthur.
At least, she needed to feel like she didn’t owe anything to Arthur.
But she no longer had any new boats.
As for old boats, she needed those too.
So, only information remained.
And what could be more appropriate than her original objective in this situation?
She believed that this rascal in front of her must have already guessed why she was making such a big fuss about the mad Master Alchemist.
So she decided to come clean.
After all, some things could certainly be uncovered with enough investigation.
It was better to tell him proactively and return the favor.
"A prop that can kill an ’Ascend Steper’ with one shot? That’s terrifying."
Arthur exclaimed.
But Marinda glared.
The lady thought Arthur was being sarcastically odd.
However, Arthur’s next words startled the lady.
"Who says this place is entirely the laboratory of that mad Master Alchemist?"
Arthur retorted.
The clever Marinda immediately caught on.
"Are you saying this place was originally the laboratory of the ’Red Robe,’ but it was taken over by that mad Master Alchemist?"
"I didn’t say that.
I just feel the presence of the ’Tower of Mist’ here," Arthur replied, shaking his head and speaking in vague terms.
His conclusion stemmed from the Bone Dagger.
The suspicion in his heart was similar to Marinda’s, but as a ’Spirit Medium,’ how could he give a definite answer?
The answer, of course, was for Marinda to find herself!
Of course, he would help.
Thinking this, Arthur’s gaze turned to the extensive collection of books.
In the eyes of the ’Spirit Medium’ at that moment, a strange light flickered.
Whether there were clues about ’The First Gun,’ he didn’t know.
But he was quite certain that there must be something in there that interested him greatly—
For example...
Puppet Resurrection!
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