Ark pigeon mode, activated!

[Battle settlement, combat experience +6, Originium ingot +5]

"Fuck! Half-washed orphan!"

Camilla couldn't help but curse softly.

Today's negative collections [Half-washed Solitary Diamond] and [Gallic Robe] are hard to hold back!

[Entering the Node——Unexpected Encounter]

"Tin Man": You encounter a strange figure in a trench coat. Beneath a large fedora is a face made of metal and mechanical parts. He claims to be a mercenary knight hired by the San Siro Mythology Research Group to investigate rumors about twilight fairies. You realize you might be able to share some information with him.

[Options: 1. Try to share the information (consume 2 Hope, receive a random item)! 2. Forget it]

This is the same type of event node as [Giant Skeleton].

Camilla couldn't help but hesitate.

Before the in-depth investigation began, his hope was 4, and now it is 6, which is far from enough to get the six-star talent worth 13 hopes today.

How about... taking a gamble?

After a little thought, he chose 1!

Don’t waste a single node!

"According to my research, the legend of the Twilight Fairy originated from a group of thrill-seeking young writers. They enjoyed the taste of immorality and created a story about a love affair between a Twilight Fairy and a Silver Dragon Girl, secretly spreading it. In this story, the Silver Dragon Girl toyed with the Twilight Fairy before ruthlessly abandoning her in search of her next love, leaving the Twilight Fairy with only endless pain..."

After sharing the information, the mercenary knight will give you some supplies. 】

[Obtain collection, explosive building material box]

[Explosive Building Material Box: Hope +4, Maximum number of people deployed at once +1]

Blood Profit 2 Hope!

"So it's in the Flowing Gold Sea..."

Camilla was thoughtful.

The last time he conducted an in-depth investigation, he learned that the blood of the Dusk Fairy could have an effect on his unstable mental state, but he didn't get much information before he was defeated by Jiade.

In addition, when it comes to the Golden Sea in the spiritual world, there is no rule that the wider the spread, the stronger the secret realm formed. Those stories are just a seed, and it is unknown what they will look like in the Golden Sea.

However, the San Siro Mythology Research Group will ask mercenary knights to investigate. It is estimated that the secret realm of the Dusk Fairies in the Golden Sea is relatively famous, and... quite terrifying!

There is a high probability that even the banned knight cannot take it!

[Entering the Node—Supplies]

[The Titled Knight in charge of selecting outstanding seeds from the Knight Academy has come to you and will provide you with some appropriate assistance.]

【All good things (obtain a random collectible)】

Single-select node, same as [Historical Gift].

[Obtain Collection, Fortress Protocol Expansion]

[Fortress Protocol Expansion: Heavy Armor Recruitment Tickets dropped in stores and battles have been upgraded to Advanced Personnel Dispatch Letters]

The actual effect of this collection should be to convert the heavy-duty operator talents in the store into all operator talents of the same star level, which is very good.

[Entering the Node——Emergency Operation]

[You walked into the blood-thirsty wilderness. The wilderness records everything and buries everything. Those souls who are unwilling to rot in the soil will try their best to grab the breath of life!

You encountered an ancient remnant! 】

[The battle begins. The ancient remnant stands on the ground, holding its bleeding head. An invisible wailing sound comes from its throat. You are affected and your consciousness is slightly dazed.

The powerful mental resistance brought by the oath allows you to quickly adapt to this attack and quickly launch a counterattack!

The ancient remnant's stiff body is no longer adept at close combat, and you quickly chopped it into pieces before it slowly dissipated.

【Battle ended, successfully passed, perfect tactics】

[Battle Settlement: Combat Experience +7, Originium Ingot +6, Received Hand-Painted Snow Pheasant Flyer]

[Combat level increased, hope +4]

……

Chapter 74: Blade Master Tower flees in panic

[Hand-painted Snow Pheasant Flyer: Gain +3 Originium Ingots for each non-combat node entered]

A good collection for saving money.

[Entering the node—dangerous road and dangerous enemies!]

[While you were wandering in the spirit world, the sound of sharpening a knife attracted you.

Following the sound, you come upon a small lake. The water is pitch black, and beside it sits a woman clad in silver-white armor, the emblem of the Court of Justice on her breastplate. She is slowly sharpening her long sword, azure flames flickering across the blade.

She stood up and pointed the long knife at you.

"Stuart's wolf cub, did you see that? That revelation from the light! We are destined to meet, and I will chop off your head right here!"

[Enter the boss level - Blade of Eternal Light]

[The battle began, and everything in front of me suddenly shattered, the colors faded, and only pale lines that were extremely abstract remained.

You were forcibly dragged into the golden sea!

Low-level perception makes you feel as if you are stuffed into a narrow glass bottle. What you see is distorted, what you hear is vague, what you touch is sharp, and you are at a loss!

The long sword wrapped in blue flames slashes towards you!

You managed to block it with your excellent combat awareness, but were quickly crushed and ravaged, with one arm cut off. Finally, you fled in panic, seriously injured, escaping the Golden Sea before the enemy could completely kill you.

【Battle ended, passed successfully】

[Battle Results: Combat Experience +6, Originium Ingot +5, Target's Health -5, Obtained Collection Assault Agreement - Blade]

[Assault Protocol - Blade: For each Vanguard and Guard Operator in the battle formation, all Vanguard and Guard Operators gain +8% Attack Power.]

"Tsk! I almost got beaten to death!"

Camilla analyzed carefully and found that the enemy this time should still be in the category of formal knights, but he had predicted his movements by some means, arranged the venue in advance, and prepared to drag him into the golden sea. He also enchanted the weapon, letting him experience how terrifying a formal knight who was fully prepared and would do anything to achieve his goal could be!

It was a completely one-sided battle, with no possibility of counterattack!

"Someone from the Court of Justice... a Knight of Judgment?"

Maybe you can try to get this boss out through the Court of Justice, and then fight him!

[Entering the Node—Intermission]

Treasure Handler: At the San Siro Mythology Research Group's residence, you see an old woman sitting amidst a mountain of boxes, reading fairy tales. Noticing your presence, she beckons you over. She explains that these were once treasures, but their owners lost everything, completely forgotten by history, leaving not even a tombstone. These treasures have since become ownerless "junk." For a few coins, ask the old woman to tell you the story of the box's owner, and you'll be the treasure's new owner.

[Options: 1. Listening to a story is not bad (consumes 5 Originium Ingots, has a chance to get a collectible). 2. Forget it, it doesn't seem worth it.]

Farewell!

Camilla directly chooses 2.

If you are not the grandmother’s biological grandson, don’t bet on this.

[Enter Node——Combat]

You discover that members of the local Triune Church are secretly monitoring you, constantly collecting information about you, and are attempting to rescue the container. You decide to eliminate them first.

The battle begins. San Siro is the headquarters for training knights. The power of the Church of the Three Gods is suppressed to the extreme. Not even a single spiritual practitioner of the official knight level is allowed to stay here. You break into their chapel and easily defeat everyone.

【Battle ended, successfully passed, perfect tactics】

[Battle Results: Combat Experience +8, Originium Ingot +7]

A boring crushing game.

[Entering the Node——Sly Merchant]

[In the fire, you must understand that you are the only light]

[Designated six-star sniper operator talent] - 13 Hope.

[Designated Five-Star Operator Talent] - 7 Hopes.

[Random five-star guard operator talent]——7 Hope.

[“Spell Killer”]——8 Originium Ingots.

[Emperor's Collection]——12 Originium Ingots.

[Unknown Instrument]——16 Originium Ingots.

……

Camilla currently has 12 hopes and 87 Originium Ingots, and is only 1 hope away from getting a six-star talent!

The missing hope is added by the [Gallic Robe]!

This situation is really infuriating!

As for the five-star operator talents, he might consider losing one in the hope of getting one.

It only costs 7 Hopes, and the next in-depth investigation should be able to accumulate enough Hope to get a -star operator talent.

After careful consideration, Camilla decided to use Bai Bei's talent, [Soul Capture]!

[Soul Capture: Gain +6 attack speed after killing an enemy (stacked up to 6 times)]

If he kills the people from the Church of the Three Gods first, he can stack up the buff first, and then face the Blade of Eternal Light!

He has always been concerned that this kind of talent would be limited in reality, but even if there were limitations, he could rely on the intelligence he obtained to stack up his attack speed in advance.

As for the red [Bone-piercing], although it is a good talent, he has already preliminarily added up the magic steaming talent, and there is no need to scrape it anymore, so there is no need to take it for the time being.

I got a talent, and then the collection.

[“Spell Killer”] provides 15% spell dodge, which is average in effect. [Unknown Instrument] +50 health points is also meaningless.

Camilla knew very well that his body and defense were just a piece of paper. If it was doubled, it would be just a piece of paper folded in half. With the terrifying attack power of a formal knight, there was no need for a second blow to cut him.

The remaining [Emperor's Collection] is a collection worth taking.

[Emperor's Collection: All enemy units receive +30% spell damage]

It is very suitable for his collection, and the bonus is slightly lower than the [“Brilliant Weeping”] he got today.

There is a battle tomorrow, and I must get one of these collections.

After the purchase, Camilla leaves the store node.

[Entering the Node——Unexpected Encounter]

[The Wild Dancer: You see a lady wearing a mask and red dancing shoes dancing alone in the wilderness. After seeing you, she extends a hand and invites you to dance with her.]

[Options: 1. Accept the invitation (consume 3 Originium Ingots and receive a mysterious collectible)! 2. Shake your head to decline]

Camilla directly chooses 2.

There are two collections that can be obtained at this node, [Black Dancing Shoes] and [White Dancing Shoes]. The former can allow melee units to go up to the platform, and the latter can allow ranged units to go to the ground. Both are useless to him.

[Entering the Node——Unexpected Encounter]

[Strange Drink Machine: You see a strange, rusty machine standing alone in the wilderness. The nearly peeling paint on its surface reads "There's a 1 in 5 chance of winning a mystery prize." However, it's clear that the drinks in the machine have been sold out, and you're not sure if the mystery prize is still there.]

[Options: 1. With a certain probability... why not give it a try? (Consume 3 Originium Ingots, 20% chance of obtaining "that thing") 2. Leave]

It is the node for [Infinite Refill Bottle]!

Camilla couldn't help but weigh the pros and cons.

He has gone quite far in this in-depth investigation, and it is unknown how many more nodes he can reach next. If he fails before going any further, he will suffer a loss.

However, he is in dire need of hope, so even taking 1 hope is a good profit!

Choose 1!

The machine displays "sold out," but doesn't refund your money.

The options continued, and 20% became 40%.

Camilla then proceeded to choose.

The machine displays "sold out," but doesn't refund your money.