A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 305: Chapter 241: Reward_1

As Duanmu Huai finished speaking, the situation was already settled.

The Eternal Chosen One was dead, so naturally, there was no need to fight anymore. The Chaos Army began to retreat frantically, and naturally, the United Army would not miss this opportunity to take advantage of their weakness. They pounced and fiercely dealt with the retreating Chaos forces.

Although the Chaos Army tried to resist, the offensive of the United Army was exceptionally fierce, and Duanmu Huai, without resting, afterwards captured and eliminated all four lords who had commanded the Chaos Army’s attack. Once left leaderless, the Chaos Army utterly collapsed. Their warships were destroyed, and the majority of the Chaotic Demons and Norse Soldiers were killed by the United Army. What few remained were driven into the icy sea, becoming mere meals for the aquatic life.

Just like that, the invasion of Chaos was thoroughly crushed, and people could return to their original peaceful lives…

However, for Duanmu Huai, it wasn’t over just yet.

At this moment, he was sitting on the command chair in the flagship’s tactical control room, eyeing the azure planet before him and playing with the Netway beacon in his hand.

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In front of Duanmu Huai, numerous system prompts were displayed.

[Special Mission “Wrath of Judgement” Completed]

[Assessment: A legendary achievement]

[You have eliminated the Eternal Chosen One, Achane, and his army. The power of Chaos has been suppressed once more. Your fame has spread across the entire planet, all life will remember who vanquished the evil world destroyer and brought about victory, ushering in a new dawn for life]

[You have obtained a random Golden Chest]

A Golden Chest…

Duanmu Huai was quite pleased with the rewards for this mission. A Golden Chest could be considered quite good; it could contain various items, including weapons, equipment, vehicles, and warships among other things. Moreover, anything related to the word ‘legendary’ was sure to be good.

Although it was anticipated that the level of the legendary item won’t be high because of the mission’s level, it was still a decent reward for Duanmu Huai.

What made him somewhat hesitant was another mission.

[Main Mission “End of the World” Final Phase]

[You have crushed the Eternal Chosen One and successfully saved this world, but the power of Chaos still lingers here. Your decision will affect the destiny of this planet]

[A: End the mission and receive the reward]

[B: Eliminate the Chaotic forces at the North and South Poles, and then end the mission to receive your reward]

[C: Use the “Netway Beacon” to completely seal the already collapsed portals at the North and South Poles, thus fully isolating the grasp of Chaos (Special Option)]

How should he choose…

Looking at the final choices of the mission before him, Duanmu Huai was hesitant. This mission only had two initial options, but the appearance of option C was because of the system’s detection of the Netway beacon in his possession.

Logically, the reward for the special option would also be special, but … the Netway beacon was a truly valuable item!

The Netway established by the Ancient Saints was the only technology which could safely traverse through Subspace. However, not even the Ancient Saints could set up a Netway node in every part of the Milky Way. If Duanmu Huai eventually encountered a suitable planet, but there was no Netway node available, he could use the Netway Beacon to activate and construct an exit/entrance of a Netway node.

Of course, if this item was put in a game, it would definitely be something that all large guilds would desperately want. Who wouldn’t want a safe Netway node right at their base entrance? At least in this way, one wouldn’t have to worry about the multitude of problems caused by getting lost in Subspace, right?

If Duanmu Huai were to put this item on a trade platform for sale, he could become financially independent in a matter of minutes.

Unfortunately, this place only had one player, he actually didn’t have a place to sell it…

Duanmu Huai had thought about taking the netway beacon to the library for scanning, but unfortunately, the library’s scan indicated that the data was incomplete and couldn’t be analyzed…

Certainly, if one looks from the planet’s point of view, completely sealing the damaged portals and isolating the influence of the Chaotic gods, would be the best option. Otherwise, even if Duanmu Huai could save them once, he wouldn’t be able to save them again and again. To the Chaotic gods, losing a small amusement park would be of hardly any significance to them. The Chaos Believers, whose power comes from the Chaotic gods, who are present on this planet are the ones to be pitied — but that was not Duanmu Huai’s problem.

He’d be better off if all Chaos Believers were wiped out.

He decided to take a gamble.

In the end, Duanmu Huai made a decision. He thought that his luck was quite good. What’s more, as the saying goes, there is no gain without loss. The special rewards provided by the special option may be better than the Netway beacon, who knows? After all, the Netway beacon was a consumable item and could only be used once. If he could swap the Netway beacon for some useful skills or equipment, then it was a good bargain indeed.

Of course, if he could get the original gene of the Holy Blood Angel, it would be all the more preferable…

“”Option C.”””

Duanmu Huai took a deep breath and then made his voice heard.

The very next moment, the Netway beacon in Duanmu Huai’s hand suddenly flashed and then split into two beams of light, which flew out of the warship and towards the North and South Poles of the planet ahead. They disappeared without a trace once they entered those locations.

Soon, the dark clouds shrouding the North and South poles began to dissipate. Although the entire planet didn’t seem profoundly different, it was as if some sort of grey filter had been removed, making it clearer and brighter.

[Main Mission: “End of the World” completed]

[Evaluation: Loyal Role Model!]

[You’ve saved this planet, even pushing it away from the threat and contamination of Chaos. Your actions have proven the loyalty of a Judge, and everything you’ve done will be a new path of destiny for this planet!]

[Random Genetic Prototype Acquired—Shadow Crow Guard]

[Obtained “Secret Operation”, “Night Slaughter” and “Shadow Blessing” specialties]

[“Secret Operation: Your steps are quiet, your shadow merges with the darkness, known to no one (+30% stealth in shadows)]

[“Night Slaughter: With the blade of darkness, a single strike can be fatal, no one knows the source of death (+200% critical hit damage when ambushing, with a certain probability of triggering an Instant Kill Attack)]

[“Shadow Blessing: Your figure moves like a phantom, none can match your speed (each agility point gives an extra 2 points)]

“Ugh… it’s not the Holy Blood Angel again…”

Looking at the system messages, Duanmu Huai was speechless. Of course, the Shadow Crow Guard was actually quite useful. Among all the Genetic Prototypes, it is ranked at T0 level. However, the problem is that this gene is more reliant on the individual. If Duanmu Huai belonged to the Assassin’s Court, then this talent would be like adding wings to a tiger for him.

Unfortunately, Duanmu Huai was more inclined towards direct combat, these talents were basically wasted on him. The only consolation was the “Shadow Blessing” specialty that could make up for his insufficient agility… well, that was pretty much it.

However, just as Duanmu Huai was sighing, suddenly, a brand new system message popped up.

[Obtained giant structure blueprint—Stargate]

[Stargate: An ancient race’s network for fast interstellar travel. Through it, one can quickly cross the Subspace and access various regions ]

“Damn it!”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai slapped the table with excitement, jumping up. True to his expectation, the system wouldn’t disappoint him. He had used up a Netway beacon, and the result was obtaining the entire network construction technology… bloody brilliant! An unreachable technology, even in the game, unless you’re part of the Ancient Saints.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai instantly felt on top of the world. Exchanging a consumable for a priceless blueprint and technology, could there be a better reward?

Although he might not use it for now, having the ability to construct a Stargate means he wouldn’t need to worry about transportation in the future!

Indeed, this is a real treasure!

Face flushed with excitement, Duanmu Huai rubbed his hands, then opened the system. He had decided to place the blueprint in the library for analysis and make the knowledge his own!

And since his luck seems so great, why not open a chest? But as soon as he thought of this, Duanmu Huai opened his inventory and clicked on the Golden Chest.

Following that, in front of Duanmu Huai’s eyes, the Golden Chest opened with a sound, and then…

[Player obtained special specialty—Heart of the Blood Raven]

[Heart of the Blood Raven: We wander among the stars, we collect the products of knowledge and wisdom, knowledge is power (a certain chance to sense the existence of special items and locations, a certain chance to borrow target items undetected, can be upgraded)]

“Err…”

Looking at the talent in front of him, Duanmu Huai was speechless.

Is this possible?

The Blood Raven Regiments, a mysterious regiment in the Empire. No one knew who its Genetic Prototype was, nor where it originally branched from. They loved collecting relics and knowledge, and they enjoyed researching. To the players, the most striking characteristic of the Blood Raven Regiment was… never missing an opportunity. They were notorious thieves.

Simply put, they would go into other squadrons, taking basically anything they fancied without disturbing the peace. No one ever found out, and they never stopped.

It’s even become a joke among players. They said that the Ravens would sneak into enemy lines before any battle and stealthily steal all their ammunition and weapons, then fire them back at their owners. Although it’s somewhat exaggerated, the Astarte, who would go with the tide and steal whenever possible, had become notorious amongst players.

Now, this wasn’t just a joke anymore…

For Duanmu Huai, this ability was very useful. Although he doesn’t usually steal—no, borrow other people’s things, being able to sense the presence of special items and locations is very important for him. As a Soul Walker, he was always searching for relics and World Fragments, and the ability of the Heart of the Blood Raven was a perfect fit. Searching for relics in the future would be much easier.

After some calculations of his newly given gains, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but excitedly pat his belly.

I made a killing in this deal! It was totally worth it!