Chapter 60

When he stepped into the dark hall, Ye Chen quickly walked to an old man with white hair and black glasses. He was the archaeologist, Conrad.

“Mr. Conrad, I heard that you have developed a technique to restore the Stone of Eternity. I wonder if this is the case?”

Conrad was flipping through a thick archaeological codex. When Ye Chen came in, he didn’t distract Conrad from his readings. However, when Ye Chen mentioned the restoration technique of the Stone of Eternity, Conrad immediately revealed a flash of excitement in his cloudy yellow eyes!

“Yes! I have been studying the Stone Of Eternity for decades. In the past days, I have finally achieved an unprecedented breakthrough. As long as I have sufficient fragments of the Stone of Eternity, I am confident of restoring the complete Stone!” Conrad wildly waved the codex in his hand, and excitedly cried out.

“Mr. Conrad, I am also curious about the Stone of Eternity. Maybe I would be able to find a sufficient number of fragments.”

“No, no, young man, you don’t understand. The fragments of the Stone of Eternity can only be obtained from the Undead Angels in the Ruins of the Angels. Moreover, there’s only a minuscule chance of it happening. After so many years, I have gotten my hands on a few dozen pieces. But if you want to restore the Stone of Eternity, you would need at least hundreds or thousands of pieces, but that’s simply impossible to achieve!” Conrad heard Ye Chen’s words, but the light in his eyes dimmed, and he shook his head, sighing disappointedly.

“Mr. Conrad, I wonder if 999 fragments would be enough?” Ye Chen suddenly thought, and he asked Conrad with a smile.

According to standard procedure, Ye Chen had to continue grilling Conrad before Conrad would reluctantly tell him that to restore a piece of Stone of Eternity, 999 fragments were required. Conrad would then reluctantly issue a mission to gather the fragments.

However, Ye Chen did not follow the normal flow of events and directly played the cards in his hands. He instantly poured out 999 fragments of the Stone of Eternity, which were shining with a dark red light from his backpack, piling up into a tiny mountain in front of Conrad!

“This… This…” Conrad was stunned by looking at the heap of numerous Stone of Eternity Fragments, and he grew a little incoherent. “It… It really is the Stone of Eternity fragments, and in such abundance as well!”

“Young adventurer… No, Mr. Page of Lingering Dust, I beseech you to entrust me with these Stone of Eternity fragments! I will definitely help you restore a complete piece of the Stone of Eternity!” Conrad tugged Ye Chen’s clothes corner excitedly, even changing the title of address for Ye Chen!

“But, Mr. Conrad, I heard that Mr. Shaerna in Drywood City also seems to possess the skills to restore the Stone of Eternity. Furthermore, I heard that his skills are slightly better than yours.” Ye Chen revealed a look of conflict on his face, as though stuck in a dilemma.

In addition to the Titan Megacity, there was another venue to do so when accepting the mission for the Stone of Eternity. It was Drywood City, which was suitable for adventurers below Level 60. Another NPC in the city, Shaerna, was an NPC with the same function as Conrad.

“Don’t mention that Shaerna bastard! That guy plagiarized from me! His technique of restoring the Stone of Eternity can’t be comparable to me!” When Ye Chen brought up the name Shaerna, Conrad immediately flew into a rage.

“Oh, how about this? I have a small tool here, which is very useful for you adventurers.” Conrad suddenly remembered that these adventurers were very greedy creatures. He rolled his eyes and handed a small piece of old lens to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was pleased and accepted it.

[Archaeologist’s Lens: When you detect irregularities in your surroundings, using this lens may bring about unexpected gains. Taking a glimpse through this lens may allow you to figure out the purpose of mysterious objects if you get something beyond your understanding. Unique Item, can only be used once a day.]

What a weird mirror. Ye Chen didn’t know what the lens was really used for. Still, from Ye Chen’s experience, he knew that if he were to continue to negotiate, there was a high chance of Conrad falling out with him. Hence, Ye Chen decided to be satisfied with what he had.

“Well, then I’ll be troubling Mr. Conrad. How long will it take to restore the Stone of Eternity?”

“Six hours, you can come to find me after six hours! I promise to give you a whole Stone of Eternity!”

Conrad patted his chest and promised solemnly, and stowed away the massive pile of Stone of Eternity fragments. Leaving Ye Chen behind, he quickly ran into the room behind the hall.

Ye Chen had been coming here for more than three years. Thus he was naturally not in a hurry to wait six more hours. Moreover, he still had many things to attend to.

A few minutes later, Ye Chen appeared again in the small town of Aiur. Dharma and others had long disappeared from the Aiur Central Square, and Ye Chen could only let out a soft sigh.

As the founder of the Dragon War Guild, he was very clear that if he were to continue to be with Dharma and the others, it would be putting all of them in harm’s way. Shaking his head, Ye Chen threw aside his thoughts about the issue and walked to Adolf’s position.

“Mr. Adolf, I am Page of Lingering Dust. I’m here to retrieve the attributes of my previous character.”

The surroundings of Mr. Adolf were as empty as ever. Only when Ye Chen walked over and initiated a conversation before Adolf raised his head in response.

“Oh, it turns out to be you. I didn’t expect you to reach Level 30 so quickly. Well, these are the Reputation and Achievement points of your previous character. Please confirm if there are any mistakes.” Mr. Adolf glanced at Ye Chen and nodded slightly.

[System Notice: You have inherited the reputation of a previous character, gaining 3640 Reputation! Current Total Reputation: 3760!]

[System Notice: You have inherited the Achievement points of a previous character and obtained 364 Achievement points! Current Total Achievement points: 386!]

[System Notice: You have inherited the skill proficiency of the Secondary Profession Landscaper from a previous character. The next time you harvest a crop, all the skill proficiency will be obtained at once!]

“Thank you, Mr. Adolf, there are no mistakes.” Ye Chen knew that there was no possibility of the system going wrong.

More than three thousand Reputation and over three hundred Achievement points. These were all the rewards that Ye Chen had achieved from being the first to clear the weekly refresh of the Instance dungeon over the past three years. In the past three years, the weekly first clear of the Instance Dungeon Ruins of the Angels had practically been monopolized by him!

“That’s good. When you grow tired of your current character, you are welcome to come again.” Mr. Adolf chuckled.

“I will never come back again.” Ye Chen smiled slightly.

The Reputation and Attribute inheritance was completed. Next, Ye Chen returned to the Titan Megacity and reached the system Guild Hall.

“Miss Nora, I would like to establish a guild.”

“It takes 300 gold coins to create a guild… Ah, Esteemed Mr. Dust, because your Reputation exceeds 1000, you can create a guild for free, please fill out this registration form.”

The beautiful NPC had initially adopted a business-like appearance, but the Reputation value played a role this time. The beautiful NPC quickly brought over a form for him to fill in.

Ye Chen was naturally familiar with this piece of document. He grabbed the pen by the side, filing it up in an instant, and handed it back to the beautiful NPC.

“Guild Name: Dragon Slayer… Okay, congratulations, your guild has been successfully established, and you are now the Guild Leader!” The beautiful NPC congratulated, but when she looked up, Ye Chen had already walked out of the gates of the Guild Hall.

This time, Ye Chen arrived at the Consulate of the City Hall.

“Admiral, I would like to spend some Achievement points and purchase some items from you.” Ye Chen adopted a no-nonsense attitude, directly stating his demands as he passed through the door.

“Welcome. Please take a look at our merchandise and see if there’s anything you need?” The consul smiled politely, and a list of goods immediately appeared in front of Ye Chen.

The items on this list were not available in ordinary stores. They could only be purchased at the consul using Achievement points.

Ye Chen quickly scrolled down a few pages and selected several items in the Skill Books column.

“I want to buy the three Botanist Skill Books of Huayu Grass, Duckweed, and Lucky Beauty Flower. I also need 100 of Huayu Grass and Duckweed seeds, as well as 50 Lucky Beauty Flower seeds.”

“Thirty Achievement points for each Skill Book of Huayu Grass and Duckweed. Fifty Achievement points for the Lucky Beauty Flower Skill Book. Also, 1 Achievement point for the 100 Huayu Grass Seeds, 1 Achievement point for 100 Duckweed seeds, 1 Achievement point for 50 Lucky Beauty Flower seeds. A total of 113 Achievement points are required!” The consul nodded and took out the few items from the counter beside him.

[System Notice: You spent 113 Achievement points and purchased “Planting: Huayu Grass”, “Planting: Duckweed”, “Planting: Lucky Beauty Flower”, 100 Chrysanthemum Seeds, 100 Duckweed Seeds, and 50 Lucky Beauty Flower seeds! Achievement points left: 273!]