My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 280 Black Flag and Black Source, Hiding Cave and Return
The Silver King solemnly took the black flag handed over by Xia Lin.

Gently stroking the rough flagpole of the black flag, the Silver King was filled with emotion.

"Rogat (the last Black Iron King) is a great man. With the Black Source and the Black Flag, he is almost invincible. Especially the Black Source Guardian Legion is at its peak..."

Xia Lin didn't interrupt the Silver King's chatter, but he didn't take it seriously either.

He didn't care about the past of this Ashes Zone, nor did he want to know about the glorious past of the Silver King.

Just watch the faint glow bloom from the hands of the Silver King and quickly cover the entire black flag.

At this moment, Xia Lin felt his heart skip a beat, and the connection between the Black Source Heart skill and the black flag became clearer and more stable.

About ten minutes later, the Silver King finally completed the entire unblocking process.

He returned the black flag to Xia Lin with sweat all over his forehead. It seemed that the unsealing process had consumed a lot of his mental energy.

Xia Lin took the black flag and looked down. As the Black Source Heart jumped rapidly, the true attributes of the black flag came into Xia Lin's eyes.

[Black Flag (Racial Heritage Level Equipment)]

[Note: You need to possess Black Source at the same time for this equipment to take effect! ]

[Function 1: Black Source Empowerment: All your abilities that consume Black Source power or mental strength will be replenished by Black Source, resulting in a reduction in consumption by one tenth of the original amount!]

Originally, a skill consumes 10 points of mental power, but after having the Black Source and the Black Flag, it only requires 1 point of mental power, and the other 9 points are paid by the Black Source.

With just this one function, the strength of Black Flag is self-evident.

[Function 1: Black Medium Field: Active function, exclusive to the Black Source Overlord. Insert the black flag at your feet, consume the power of the Black Source, and expand the Black Medium Field! During the period of the field expansion, you cannot move, cannot actively attack, and cannot release skills, but at the same time, you will be in an absolute defensive state! All non-Black Source system professionals in the field will be contaminated by the power of the Black Source, and their flesh and blood will be rapidly distorted. All Black Source system professionals in the field will have their skills greatly increased! The duration of this function is unlimited, depending on the amount of mental power of the user. The cooldown time of this function is month. ]

Compared to function one, function two is more effective... but it is obviously not suitable for Xia Lin.

Because this function has very strict professional judgment.

Under this judgment, even if Xia Lin had all the skills, they would be useless.

"It looks like it's a professional weapon. I wonder who will be the lucky one."

Muttering this, Xia Lin tried to put away the black flag, and successfully put it into his personal space.

——With the seal on the black flag being lifted, the black flag no longer has the restriction of "not being able to be stored in any way".

The clown handed over the Black Source, and Xia Lin also put the Black Source into his personal space.

In this way, the conditions for completing the mission: Black Treasure have been met.

As the reminder sounded [Mission Completed] in his ears, Xia Lin began to think about two questions.

First, there is a compensation plan for the Joker and Silver Axe.

The three of us formed a team and the cooperation process was quite pleasant, with everyone contributing.

Although Xia Lin is definitely the MVP, to say that the other two are easy winners would alienate the efforts of the Joker and Silver Axe.

This matter cannot be calculated in this way.

“We can only make up for it in other ways.”

Fortunately, the Silver King is quite generous, and I think the harvest from this Ashes Zone will probably satisfy all three of them.

The second thing is about this Border Star battleship and the Bomb Boy Corps.

The Amber Walker's portable space has a capacity limit... This capacity limit can be expanded by spending Amber Points.

But Xia Lin has never spent money on this.

In this ashes zone, Xia Lin accidentally obtained the Border Star Battleship and the Bomb Boy Legion, so how to take these things away from the ashes zone became a problem.

Xia Lin suddenly spoke and asked the Silver King.

"Do you have any space equipment with a very large capacity?"

The Silver King simply nodded: "Yes, how big do you want?"

Xia Lin stamped his feet: "It can accommodate a planet as big as this one."

The Silver King's expression froze and he looked embarrassed.

……

"I have what you need."

The next day, a communication request from afar solved Xia Lin's troubles.

But the identity of the problem solver made Xia Lin frown.

It's Scarlett.

There are always winners and losers in a game, where someone wins there is someone else who loses.

Scarlett and the Dark Iron Resistance were undoubtedly the losers... and they lost miserably.

When the Bomb Boys appeared that day, they smashed the main ship of the Black Iron Rebellion.

This main ship is not only the Dark Iron Rebellion's most powerful strategic weapon, but also their mobile base - in other words, the Dark Iron Rebellion is now homeless.

Scarlett was left alone.

Xia Lin didn't care about this native, nor did he think of killing him.

Anyway, once the mission deadline is up, we will never see each other again in this life. Scarlett's problem does not need to be solved by Xia Lin. This is the Silver Empire's trouble.

But unexpectedly, Scarlett took the initiative to send a message today.

The first sentence aroused Xia Lin's interest.

"You speak and I listen."

He opened his mouth and listened to Scarlett continue: "The Soldier Cave. The legacy of the Black Iron Dynasty. I think you should have heard the name of this thing from the Silver King."

Xia Lin thought carefully and finally came up with the three words "soldier hiding cave".

This word appeared in the Silver King's mumbling when he unsealed the Black Flag. Xia Lin didn't listen carefully. When he recalled it now, he only remembered this sentence.

"Relying on the power of the Black Source, the Black Iron Dynasty created a legion called the Black Source Guardians, which are stationed in the Soldier Cave..."

"Hmm~" Xia Lin straightened his sitting posture and asked, "Is it big?"

Scarlett nodded: "It's very big, bigger than you can imagine."

"The warriors of the Black Source Guardian Corps have different physical shapes, mental states, and ways of thinking from normal people because of the alienation of their flesh and blood."

"It's like a more advanced version of the Rust patients you've seen."

"But in essence, they are still living beings. Since they are living beings, they have various needs... That's why the Soldier Cave was created."

"You can think of it as a dimensional space that is as large as several star fields... The capacity of this space is more than enough to accommodate your fleet."

It sounds like this soldier cave can indeed meet Xia Lin's needs.

But Xia Lin also has a bottom line...

Xia Lin sighed, "What do you want? If you want me to help you overthrow the Silver Empire, forget it. The Silver King is a good man and I like him very much."

"As for exchanging the Soldier Cave for the Black Source and the Black Flag, don't even mention it. Once the treasure is in my hands, there's no way I'll give it away."

The Border Star battleships and the Bomb Boy Corps are naturally not as important as the Black Source and the Black Flag.

Because the former is a renewable resource, the only thing that is lost is Xia Lin's mental power. The significance of the latter is obviously greater than the former.

In the holographic communication, Scarlett sighed heavily, as if she had made some decision.

"How is Erin?"

She asked about her sister first.

Xia Lin replied: "Not bad, I eat well and sleep well."

Xia Lin didn't take any special measures against Irene. After giving her a random combination, he locked Irene up in prison and didn't plan to take care of her anymore.

Xia Lin's answer made Scarlett feel relieved, and then she stated her conditions.

"You are an extraterritorial demon, right? You are just a passer-by in this world, right?"

Xia Lin nodded slightly: "That's right."

"Then I would like you to take Irene and me away..."

As soon as this request was made, Xia Lin was stunned.

He tilted his head, looked at Scarlett with a puzzled expression, and then listened to Scarlett speak again.

"Without the Black Source, Irene and I can't stabilize the Black Source power in our bodies. Either we lose all our power and become disabled, or the Black Source power goes out of control and we become monsters."

Xia Lin nodded: "That's true."

The two professions, Black Source Overlord and Black Source Guardian, are very strong, but they are completely dependent on the Black Source.

The Black Source is the foundation. Without the radiation of the Black Source, professionals under the Black Source system will not have a good ending.

This is also the reason why Scarlett has to guard against Xia Lin getting the Black Source even if it means selling everything she has.

However, at this point, Scarlett obviously couldn't snatch the Black Source from Xia Lin, so she changed her mind, let go of her hatred, and made the best solution.

——Follow Xia Lin...

This made Xia Lin distressed.

He looked blankly at the clown behind him, and the clown spoke without asking any questions.

“You can take it away.”

"But you need to sign some unequal treaties, and you also need to pay a certain price."

The Ash Walker is someone who can bring the natives of the Ashes out of the Ashes - the most typical example is summoning professions such as soul masters.

If you get the pet of your dreams in the Jhin zone, it is up to the Jhin zone system to help you.

This logic also applies to intelligent creatures - high-level pets are also professionals, and are also intelligent creatures, no different from humans.

But as the Joker said, an unequal treaty needs to be signed, and Xia Lin needs to pay a certain price.

After careful consideration, Xia Lin made a decision.

"It seems that it is not impossible..."

……

One day later, Scarlett came to the border planet alone.

She brought a treasure called the Soldier Cave, and Xia Lin also gave her and Irene a contract.

The contract was compiled by the Joker and Xia Lin. It looked like a circus program. It was a prop certified by the Jhin District system, and the terms on it were quite harsh.

Absolute obedience, no betrayal, the master dies and the servant dies, etc.

In short, Xia. Backstab Master. Lin, eliminate all possibilities of backstab.

I watched Scarlett and Irene whispering to each other for a long time, and then they both signed their real names on the contract. As the contract ignited without any wind, the contract was established.

The reminder sound of the Cinders Zone rang in Xia Lin's ears.

[You, Scarlett, and Irene signed a contract.]

[Detailed terms and conditions: omitted…]

[Based on their strength, you need to spend 20 Cinder Points to take them out of the Cinder.]

20w……

Xia Lin’s current points in the Jhin area are only a little over 4.

But this is easy to solve.

Xia Lin has few points in the Ashes zone because he has been a Ashes zone walker for too short a time and has played too few dungeons.

The Joker and Silver Axe don't have this problem - in fact, for them, the points in the Ashen zone are of little significance and are just a string of numbers.

There really isn't much good stuff in the Jin District Mall...

The compensation given by the Silver Empire was equivalent to exchanging Ash Zone points from the Joker and Silver Axe.

The difference of 20w is easily made up.

Xia Lin then looked at the treasure called the Soldier Storage Cave.

This is a ring made of black crystal.

[Soldier Cave (Racial Heritage Level Item): A space item. It contains a huge dimensional space that can hold living things, but requires the wearer to replenish it with mental power all the time. The more living things and high-energy substances it holds, the more mental power it consumes.]

[Note: It can be called a soldier hiding cave, an ark, or the Garden of Eden.]

Simple and plain but powerful effect.

From today on, it is the new home of Black Source Black Flag, Border Star Battleship, Bomb Boy Corps, and even the Scarlett and Irene sisters.

……

Playing with the soldier hole on the thumb of his right hand.

This thing is very strong, and you don't have to worry about damaging the soldier cave during battle when wearing it on your hand.

There is no such thing as dripping blood to recognize the owner. Whoever wears this thing on his hand will be the owner of the soldier cave.

However, the wearer needs to consume mental energy to maintain the stability of the space inside the soldier cave.

After a simple try, Xia Lin frowned.

Because of the consumption in the soldier cave, it’s a bit scary.

Under normal circumstances, that is, when nothing is placed in the soldier cave, it still needs to absorb Xia Lin's mental power - the speed is 0.5 points per hour.

Equivalent to half of the natural recovery amount of mental strength.

And this is the loss when the Black Flag special effect 1: Black Source Empowerment is in effect.

Xia Lin tried to put the Black Source Black Flag in it and found that his mental strength was decreasing at a rate of 5 points per minute - this was under the premise that the Black Flag was effective.

“That’s why I can’t use this equipment.”

"The black flag is sealed. With my total mental strength, I can't sustain the consumption of the soldier cave."

Scarlett, who was beside Xia Lin, said this. Her expression had returned to calm, and there was no hatred in her eyes when she looked at Xia Lin.

After all, she has become Xia Lin's maid, so she still has to behave properly.

Xia Lin carefully tested the consumption level of the soldier hiding cave again.

Finally, he made such a judgment with a sigh.

"It's a bit tasteless..."

Yes, this thing looks beautiful, but it is actually useless.

Because after Xia Lin loaded the Border Star battleship, the Black Source Black Flag, the Bomb Boy Corps, etc. into the soldier cave, even with the help of the Black Flag's special effects, the speed at which his mental power was consumed was difficult for Xia Lin to accept.

It’s not that he can’t afford the price. With the tide of mental power in his hand, Xia Lin’s mental power is equivalent to infinity.

But if you quickly lower your mental power limit just to use this equipment... that would be a loss.

Is it okay to break the limit in the reverse direction?
After thinking for a moment, Xia Lin realized the correct use of this thing.

Use during transitions...

The capacity is large and the consumption is high, but it is only used during transfer, so Xia Lin can still afford the consumption of the soldier cave.

He simulated the usage of the soldier cave in his mind, and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Silver Axe pushed the door open and shouted loudly with a look of joy on his face.

"The second batch of compensation from the Silver Empire has arrived."

……

After the second batch, there will be a third batch, a fourth batch...

This is the biggest benefit of pushing the ember zone.

Harvest and scrape the ground.

Together with the Silver King, a native of the Ashen Zone who could afford to lose, Xia Lin and his trio were completely immersed in the joyful harvesting process in the following time.

First of all, there are natural resources and treasures.

——Various animals, plants and rare minerals containing trace elements.

Most of them are not certified items in the Ashes, but as a divine forger, Silver Axe naturally has a way to turn waste into treasure.

The bulk of the natural treasures belonged to Silver Axe, which not only made up for the effort Silver Axe put into the battleship on Border Star, but also left a lot left over.

Midea Silver Axe rushed into the main control room of the Border Star battleship and spent a large amount of materials to carry out a new round of reinforcement of the Border Star battleship.

——This dwarf is a fastidious man.

Next are various equipment, props, skills, crystals, consumables, etc.

The Joker took the lion's share of this part, but there were not many good things in it, mainly because the real treasures in this Ashen area had already been taken away by Xia Lin.

The Joker doesn't mind this. If there aren't many good things, then you still have to compare them with someone, right?

The main harvest of Xia Lin was a large number of skill crystals of different levels and 5 God-given source essences.

Finally, there is the technological information of the Silver Empire.

Silver Axe still takes the lion's share of this part - because compared to Silver Axe, Xia Lin and the Joker are infinitely equivalent to illiterates... They really can't understand technical information or anything like that.

Instead, the three of them exchanged contact information, and Silver Axe also promised that if he came up with something awesome, he would provide it to Xia Lin and the Clown for free, only charging for the materials.

Thinking of the Silver Empire's hidden technological weapons...

There will certainly be many subsequent benefits.

In this way, time flies and the three-month deadline is up.

At the invitation of the Silver King, the Xia Lin trio came to the ancient capital of Alderans carrying the black flag.

At the top of the palace, Xia Lin placed the black flag on the flagpole.

The light that only the Ash Walkers could see flashed by and Xia Lin immediately heard the Ash Walk reminder sound.

[The main mission has been completed! 】

[You get reward: God-given essence*3. ]

[You can start the return process at any time, or you can stay in this ember zone until the time limit expires. ]

Including the 5 God-given Source Essences he got from scraping the ground before, Xia Lin currently has 8 God-given Source Essences in his hands.

But Xia Lin is in no hurry to use it - this thing can only maximize its benefits when used in the state of deceiving heaven and changing fate.

There was no rush to start the return program. Xia Lin casually flipped his hand and took out the Eternal Cage from his personal space.

It can be seen that Nelson in the Eternal Cage is in a depressed state and is suffering the heavy punishment for failing the main mission.

As if noticing Xia Lin's gaze, Nelson in the eternal cage raised his head and looked at Xia Lin.

There was no joy or sadness in his eyes. Since his skills were not as good as others, there was naturally nothing to complain about.

He is also a character who can afford to lose.

Their eyes met, and Xia Lin spoke slowly.

"So, Mr. Nelson, what do you think of the conditions I proposed?"

Long before this, Xia Lin had already had considerable communication with Nelson and put forward a condition.

It is precisely because of this that Xia Lin did not give Nelson a random combination, thus preserving the integrity of Nelson's skill system.

But Nelson had to bear the penalty for mission failure...

As the loser, this is the price Nelson has to pay.

Hearing Xia Lin's words, Nelson nodded slightly.

"I don't have any other choice."

This made Xia Lin smile: "It's good that you know."

He added: "Don't worry, I, Xia Lin, will keep my word. As long as you do me a small favor, I will give you your freedom."

Just as he uttered this sentence, the light of return had already descended from above his head.

The ten-second countdown began, and Xia Lin turned to look at the Joker and Silver Axe who had also started the return process.

"Contact us more often when you have time."

These two teammates have good abilities and suitable personalities, so they are worth making friends with.

Thinking of these two, Xia Lin thought of Wen Rou and Xing Fanwu in the January Dream Zone.

Shaking his head and suppressing these useless thoughts, Xia Lin took a last look at the various belongings in the soldier cave.

Black Source Black Chess, Scarlett Sisters, Border Star Battleship, Bomb Boy Corps...

The prompt sounds in my ears kept blasting.

[The spiritual power tide takes effect, your spiritual power limit is permanently reduced by 100 points...]

Frequency: once every two minutes.

This consumption is indeed terrifying.

Just as I was feeling emotional, the time for my return finally came to an end.

In the flash of light and shadow of time and space transition, Xia Lin's eyes blurred and he appeared in the settlement space.

(End of this chapter)