owlsbooks Chapter 53, Day 2 Settlement
Chapter 53, Day 2 Settlement
Synthesize again.
A flash of green light, and a half-meter-long bone staff appeared in his hand.
The white bone staff was sinister and terrifying, with a green bead embedded at its top, and a faint black aura swirling around it.
Corroded Bone Staff (Green - Excellent Weapon)
Attack Power: 10
[Skill: Acid Splash (Consumes mental energy, fires a glob of highly corrosive acid; 3-minute cooldown).]
【Special Feature: Armor Corrosion (Acid attacks inflict a strong acid corrosion effect, reducing the target's armor value by 3 points with each hit, stacking up to 5 times.)】
[Trait: Toxin Amplification (The effect of poison spells or poison items is increased by 20% when the holder casts them.)]
[Description: Although it's a staff, it's also a good choice for stunning enemies, since you can better use acid splash on them after stunning them.]
"Mental strength..."
Jiang Ming ran his fingers over the slightly rough green bead at the top of the bone staff.
It felt icy cold to the touch, like touching a piece of dead meat that had just been taken out of the freezer.
The "spiritual power" mentioned in the system description is a very abstract concept in this place where there is no magic teaching.
But he remembers that feeling.
When using the [Crafting] panel, there's that slight throbbing pain deep in my mind, as if something is being pulled away.
That must be the depletion of mental energy.
Jiang Ming stood up and walked to the balcony door.
In the corner was a bag of trash that the girls' dormitory hadn't had time to throw away, filled with takeout boxes and makeup remover pads.
He raised his bone staff, the tip pointing at the bag of trash.
Focus your attention.
Imagine that feeling of detachment in your mind, and pour your thoughts into the bone staff in your hand.
My temples throbbed twice.
A dizzy feeling, similar to that after staying up all night, came over me.
"puff--"
An extremely faint sound.
A fist-sized, viscous liquid with a ghostly green sheen suddenly spurted out from the bead at the top of the bone staff.
The liquid splashed onto the bag of trash, spreading outwards.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
A sickening corrosive sound exploded instantly.
White smoke rose, accompanied by a pungent stench.
The originally bulging black plastic bag collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The takeout boxes, tissues, and even the beige tiles on the balcony floor all dissolved rapidly under the green liquid, turning into a puddle of black bubbling pus.
Holy crap!
Wang Yang, who was sitting on the lower bunk picking his toes, was startled and jumped up, his back slamming heavily against the upper bunk.
"Ouch—it hurts so much, Daddy!"
He ignored rubbing his back and stared wide-eyed at the still-smoking black water on the balcony, his Adam's apple bobbing violently.
"Brother Jiang, is that... filled with aqua regia?"
Li Bin also stopped wrapping the weapon around his neck, adjusted his glasses, and looked serious.
"More poisonous than aqua regia."
He walked to the edge of the balcony and observed the corroded tile from a safe distance.
"These tiles are fired at high temperatures and are highly resistant to acids and alkalis. They can be dissolved instantly. If this stuff gets on a person, it can even dissolve bone fragments."
Jiang Ming shook his somewhat heavy head, looked at the bone staff in his hand, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Its power was greater than expected.
It's quite taxing; that last burst felt like I did two advanced math exams in a row.
"That's called spell damage."
Jiang Ming tucked the bone staff back into his waistband. "No matter how high your physical defense is, you'll still be defeated by this thing."
"Knock knock knock".
The dormitory door, which was blocked by a table, was knocked on.
"Jiang Ming? What are you guys doing in the dorm? Why does it smell like rotten eggs?"
Zhao Yanzhi's voice came from outside the door.
Clearly, the commotion and the lingering sour smell had alerted Zhao Yanzhi, who lived next door.
Wang Yang glanced at Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming nodded.
Wang Yang walked over and moved the table blocking the door a crack.
Zhao Yanzhi stood at the door, covering his nose, followed by two villagers who were peeking in.
He immediately spotted the still-smoking black pit on the balcony, and the lingering pale green mist in the air.
His gaze shifted and landed on the pale white bone staff at Jiang Ming's waist.
Zhao Yanzhi's pupils suddenly contracted.
As an archer, he has a keen sense of danger.
The bone staff felt even more sinister and deadly than the black iron longsword he had used before.
"You... got new gear again?"
Zhao Yanzhi's voice was a little hoarse. The sense of superiority he had felt from advancing to level 3 today vanished instantly.
"Yes, I just used the materials dropped by that shaman I killed earlier, and did a quick job with them."
Jiang Ming spoke in a calm tone, as if he had just assembled a Lego set.
"Just...did I do something casually?"
Zhao Yanzhi's lips twitched.
He looked at the pit that could melt through the tiles, then at the composite bow he was so proud of in his hand.
Isn't this gap a bit too big?
"If there's nothing else, go to bed early."
Jiang Ming dismissed them, saying, "We still have to go find monsters to kill tomorrow; it'll be tiring."
Zhao Yanzhi gave Jiang Ming a deep look and swallowed back the tentative words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"Okay, you guys should get some rest too."
The door closed again.
The table blocked the doorway again.
"This guy surnamed Zhao, there's something wrong with his eyes."
Wang Yang plopped back down on the bed, fiddling with the battle axe in his hand. "The way you looked at Jiang Ge just now was like you were a monster."
"It's better to make him afraid than to let him have bad ideas."
Li Bin placed the highly poisonous piercing needle next to his pillow. "In this world, it's a good thing to be respected."
Jiang Ming did not participate in their discussion.
He looked up at the clock on the wall.
The hour and minute hands are moving closer to the number "12".
One minute left.
The main event of the day has only just begun.
The dormitory fell silent.
Wang Yang and Li Bin were also aware of the existence of that "settlement time." They lay on their beds, staring at a point in the void, waiting for that moment to arrive.
"Tick-tock".
The second hand returns to its original position.
Midnight.
The familiar golden light exploded right in front of Jiang Ming.
[Daily Survival Results Begin!]
[Survivor: Jiang Ming]
[Today's Performance Assessment:]
[1. Strategic planning and tactical maneuvering, utilizing terrain and tactics to annihilate the goblin camp with minimal losses (Lv.1-Lv.8). Rating +10]
[2. Defeated the elite Goblin Shaman (Lv.8), ending the regional threat. Rating +5]
[3. Successfully synthesized the superior-grade weapons "Reforged Black Iron Horse-Slaying Sword" and "Corrosive Bone Staff," establishing absolute combat superiority. Rating +3]
[4. Strongly deterred hostile forces (Student Council), and incorporated neutral forces (Archery Club), further enhancing team leadership. Rating +2]
【5.……】
Overall Rating: S-level (Outperforming 99.9% of survivors)
Congratulations! You've achieved an S-level rating for the second consecutive time!
[S-Tier Reward: 5 chances to win a prize in the Lucky Roulette!]