Alone and Infinite

"Hey!" the apostle at the stall chuckled. "Most of them. That's right, but if you buy them, it proves they're useful to you."

Li Xia stood up decisively and shook her head:

"It's useful but not essential. If it were a necessity, your idea wouldn't be wrong."

After saying that, he simply turned and left.

As he said, it's useful, but not a necessity. Paying tens of thousands more for it is insane.

Watching Li Xia's retreating figure, the shop owner's expression was somewhat uncertain; he wasn't sure if the other party was trying to negotiate a lower price by leaving or if they really weren't going to buy it.

but.

He knew Li Xia was right; this boost would be useful for most apostles, but not by much.

Apostles prefer equipment with high defense and direct attribute bonuses, which are clearly designed for those with overpowered melee skills.

Most melee fighters are poor; they invest all their resources in their skills and weapons, so where would they find the spare money to buy these pants?

Normal purple pants have three to four useful attributes, but according to the Apostle, they only have two. The third attribute is essentially useless because it doesn't enhance the wearer.

Seeing that Li Xia had already squeezed out of the crowd, the shopkeeper hurriedly shouted:

"Wait! The price is negotiable!"

"Alright, boss, all ready!"

After checking his luggage, Aowu gave Li Xia an OK sign.

Li Xia nodded and promptly invoked the Hall of Light.

[Executioner, you have chosen to begin the S-rank guild quest 'Relic Totem']

Please wait in your private room!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Chapter 298 Arrival

The S-rank guild missions are completely different from those of the past.

You don't even need to go to the plaza and go through that huge portal; you can just stay in your personal room.

The notifications for the Hall of Light kept refreshing.

[Calculating the void coordinates of Stan Star]

[Stanstar basic information description successful]

[Activate the information slingshot and prepare the description channel]

[Basic Void Protection is complete; Executioner's personal status overwritten.]

[Ready for launch!]

He was staring at the image of a person, a dragon, and a cat on the panel when he suddenly felt a jolt.

emission???

Suddenly, a circular shield emitting a hazy white light enveloped them.

Even just by looking at it, you can feel its indestructible texture.

This is reminiscent of the slingshot and launching mentioned earlier.

A flicker of fear crossed Awoo and Black Charcoal's eyes.

"Holy crap (meow meow!) ————————"

An indescribable, exhilarating feeling of being pushed back came from behind.

It was as if a sun had exploded in the room, suddenly cracking open a small, constantly rotating hole.

The sphere containing the three people shot into the hole, and then the hole slowly disappeared.

Li Xia sat on the ground, closed her eyes, and kept rubbing her forehead with one hand.

Even with his robust physique, he still felt dizzy at this moment, with a strong buzzing sound constantly ringing in his ears.

All he could see was a blinding white light, and he couldn't see anything at all. His Qi circulated continuously within his body, but it could only slightly lessen the extremely nauseating feeling.

Because this is not a physical sensation, but a vibration at a deeper level than the soul.

After a while, Li Xia raised his head with a slightly dazed look. The protective shield around him was still flashing a faint white light.

However, the luster has obviously dimmed considerably and will disappear soon.

The Temple of Light sent them over, so naturally they wouldn't just stand by and watch them suffer any danger as soon as they landed due to the aftereffects of teleportation.

Black Charcoal lay on the ground with its tail held straight up, looking just like the Chinese character '木' (wood).

That dragon egg was amazing; it floated in mid-air and spun around so fast that the patterns on its surface were stretched into lines of different colors.

A trembling roar echoed from inside the dragon egg:

"Boss, I can't take it anymore! Ugh!"

Li Xia opened his hand and reached for the dragon egg. A screeching sound rang out, sparks flew everywhere, and finally it stopped.

Goodness, that speed is enough to be used as a grinder!

Awoo poked its head out of the dragon egg, shaking it incessantly, even its jade-like eyes became unfocused.

After a while, Li Xia and the two little ones finally recovered.

Each person held a cup of hot tea in their hands, sitting on the ground with pale faces, slurping the tea.

"Damn it, this teleportation system is getting more and more inhumane."

"Meow!" Black Charcoal cried out in fear, then fainted.

Li Xia drank the tea in his cup in one gulp:

"I heard it gets much better at the fourth tier. Let's check the mission first."

The countdown that had been ticking before their eyes finally reached zero; the Temple of Light had timed their recovery to the second with perfect precision.

The next second, the text emitting a faint white light began to refresh.

[Executioner, you have arrived at Tier 3, the original world, Star Stan]

[Executioner, this is your first time arriving in this world. A world introduction is about to begin.]

A brief introduction to the world?

Li Xia frowned. The worlds he had participated in before were mostly derivative worlds created by the Hall of Fame, and they were all familiar derivatives.

There was no world introduction at all. The only original world was the Ascension Battle, the Arcane Dynasty, which was only briefly mentioned.

The space before him shattered with a crash, and a spherical light screen unfolded before him. Li Xia was astonished to find himself watching the changes of history from a special perspective, with Aowu and Heitan also in front of him.

With a rumble, clumps of rocks rolled across the ground, hurtling down the steep cliff. Every now and then, rock balls bounced off the rocks and crashed down, shattering into pieces.

The number of tumbling rocks decreased, but eventually quite a few still reached the foot of the mountain.

When the rock stopped rolling, it suddenly stretched out its limbs and stood up.

They looked quite similar to humans, yet exuded a rock-like quality. As they gazed at the vast plains before them, they raised their hands and cheered.

In the year 184 of the Stone Age, the vanguard of the Stone Golems crossed the Skywall Mountains. They finally emerged from the Valley of Origins, and the entire world unfolded before them.

More and more villages of stone people began to appear on the land, eventually forming a vast city. They had no conventional needs; their survival depended solely on eating stones or soil.

The decline in materialism has kept this land peaceful for centuries, and even wild beasts and monsters have no interest in these rocky mounds.

In a dense forest, a huge crack suddenly appeared, and the surrounding space began to distort.

Black lightning bolts shot out from the cracks, with occasional thin branches brushing against the surrounding trees, which were then silently annihilated, turning into a wisp of dust.

The gap began to shake, and a green figure darted out from within.

It looked around warily, and gradually, it lowered its hands, its face revealing an uncontrollable excitement.

"Kang Dang"

The green figure knelt on the ground and let out a howl of extreme joy.

He then rushed back into the crevice without hesitation.

Screen turn

Thousands of green-skinned people knelt on the ground, watching an old figure carefully plant a seed, about half the size of a person, in the soil.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho"

Groups of green-skinned people carried huge containers that were several meters tall and looked like giant urns.

The old, green-skinned man raised his hands:

"For the tribe!"

The green-skinned men kneeling on the ground trembled with excitement, their faces filled with fanaticism. They rose from the ground and charged madly toward the giant urn.

Without hesitation, he jumped from the raised platform into the giant urn. The moment he landed, a scream emanated from the urn and echoed through the dense forest.

Not a single green-skinned man retreated; on the contrary, their expressions grew increasingly fanatical, even to the point of being ferocious.

After the last green-skinned man jumped into the giant urn, only the old green-skinned man remained.

It walked up to the giant urn and punched the side of it, causing clear liquid to spray out from the hole.

It landed precisely where the seed was planted.

The old man sat cross-legged beside the seeds, chanting hoarse and strange incantations.

A green sprout broke through the soil and stretched its body in the air.

In the year 819 of Dr. Stone, the world of Griggs was on the verge of collapse, and they attempted to open the gate to a new world through an ancient ritual.

In Dr. Stone 820, more than 30% of the Griggan people perished, and they finally opened the rift and arrived on Stan.

In the year 821 of the Stone Age, an unprecedented giant tree rose from the land, and the Stone Men felt an unparalleled curiosity about this giant tree.

They marched from all directions toward the giant tree, which was thousands of meters tall, only to discover that many strange creatures had appeared in the dense forest.

In the year 822 of the Stone Age, the Stone People, following the principles of coexistence with other wild animals, expressed their hope for friendship and peaceful coexistence, and the Greganes agreed.

In Dr. Stone 850, the Gregan people relied on the sacred tree to reproduce, but they were never able to expand their race to its full potential.

In the year 881 of the Stone Age, researchers studying the Gregan people discovered that the stone people turned into mud after death, which had a powerful enhancing effect on Gregan infants, shortening the growth time of newborns by more than half.

In the year 882 of the Stone Age, a full-scale war broke out. The Stone Men, who had never fought before, were massacred, and the infants were kept as livestock.

In the year 885 of the Stone Age, the Stone People diligently learned to fight and rose up in resistance, yet they still suffered repeated defeats.

In the year 890 of the Stone Age, the last Stone Men gathered at Skywall City, the first place they settled after crossing the high mountains, to put up their final resistance.

In Dr. Stone 892, the tenth year of the war, researchers in Gregane discovered that the captive stone men no longer reproduced; they quietly turned to stone, awaiting the end of their lives.

In Dr. Stone 893, the Grenfell Tree, due to the differences in the world, reached the end of its life and collapsed into a petrified seed.

In Dr. Stone 894, the Gregans carved seeds that could not germinate into totems to continue protecting newborns as they grew.

In Dr. Stone 895, the Gregan suddenly retreated, admitted defeat, and released all prisoners.

In the year 896 of the Stone Age, the Second Treaty of Friendship was signed, and the two sides restored a general peace. However, the Grigans continued to launch attacks, and the Stone Golems remained patient and accumulated strength.

Everyone knows that this is not a ceasefire, but the prelude to another war.

In the year 950 of the Stone Age, a life-or-death battle broke out. The Stone Golems were still unable to resist the Gregans. This time, the Gregans cruelly imprisoned the Stone Golems on a piece of land.

This is the hunting grounds of the Grey people, who hunt the stone men at will according to their assigned quotas based on their status.

[Executioner, current timeline: Year 1000 of the Stone Era.]

The bizarre and fantastical scene before my eyes gradually faded and disappeared, and the surrounding scenery returned to its original state.

The notifications for the Hall of Light continued to refresh.

[Tier 3, Original World, Planet Stan]

World Difficulty: C—S+ (Normal—Hell)

Global environment: 1.1 times standard gravity