What did you do with the dice?

Now that things have come to this, we can only wait and see what the newly issued 5+20 points can do.

Chapter 214 Seven Options

After the guy who called himself Alastor left, Rusalka stood in the black void. There was no private chat channel and no one was with him. There was only a bare white translucent system panel in front of him. The surroundings were silent. Looking carefully at the surroundings, all he could see was endless black. There were not even twinkling stars. It was darker than the universe.

The only thing that was glowing was the system panel. In the past, Rusalka didn't care about these details, but today, the Demon King opened a portal here and circled around him, which made Rusalka suddenly curious about whether this space had no end.

So he didn't click on the upgrade button first, and started walking towards the nothingness on the right. There was no floor under his feet, but he could feel his feet firmly on the ground. It felt like he was dreaming that he could walk in the air.

However, after walking for a while, Rusalka found that this did not work. No matter how far he walked, or even if he started running, jumping, doing simple harmonic motion, molecular irregular thermal motion, standing, sitting, lying, or crouching, and spun in place like a top whipped by a copper-headed leather belt, the system panel would move closely with him and always be in the position "in front" of him.

Rusalka felt that this place probably had no end, or perhaps her sense of space had long been out of balance in such a place, so no matter how she walked, she was actually standing still and could only give up this useless attempt.

The system whiteboard was quietly suspended within easy reach. Rusalka could simply shout out the name of the ability he wanted and it would appear on the system whiteboard without having to reach out to click. Everything was very convenient, except for one problem - he could not browse the complete list of abilities on this board.

The reason why he remembered the name of Hamlet's Shield was because he wanted to choose it but didn't. The other abilities were all from the basic DND5E rulebook, so Rusalka must be familiar with them. But now it seems that the ability that was probably created by the god DM himself is much stronger in reality than in the rulebook. It's a pity that the only abilities Rusalka can remember are those that are hard to forget at first sight, such as -

[Shit Block] (5 points): Three times during each short rest, use a bonus action to throw a shit block at the target. If the target hits the target, make a Constitution/Wisdom saving throw. If the saving throw fails, the target will fall into the [Poisoned. Slight]/[Taunted. Angry] status and will definitely get the [Stink] debuff. The poisoning effect is that at the end of each round, the target will suffer 1d4 points of poison damage. During the taunt period, all attacks within attack range that include you must target you. The taunt will be lifted after you are damaged in any way.

[Dragon Ascent] (10 points): This skill requires a katana as the weapon of choice and a melee class level of at least 5th. It requires an action. To activate, leap high and perform a series of downward slashes toward the target. If the attack hits, the attack deals an additional 5d10 points + 3 * Strength modifier + 3 * Dexterity modifier damage. If the attack succeeds, you gain a bonus equal to the [Heroism] spell, and gain full resistance and full advantage for this turn and the next.

If you miss, you fall into the [Dejected] state with no immunity, and all subsequent actions in this battle will be at disadvantage until you successfully hit the next [Dragon Ascension].

After activating this skill, you lose one active action on your next turn.

Rusalka remembered these two skills very clearly, especially the [Dragon Ascent]. At that time, he watched and laughed at it: when he failed to ascend the dragon, he got angry and started to climb hard, but was finally carried back by the cat cart. This is the ugly behavior of the sword shrimp!

Besides that, there are some skills that are more like the two-spined newt style, such as [Iai], [Sakura Blade Dance], and [Onmyoji]. Rusalka also took a look at them. He remembered the names, but his evaluation was: "It's all style, no power. It's all fancy and throws a lot of judgment dice. A combo that makes you gasp for air, but in the end it's not as good as me coming over and two Giant Weapon Masters doing a simple 2d6+25 damage. Not to mention that I can also hit twice with one main action! - I was almost killed by this idiot's combo, but luckily my Giant Weapon Master + Holy Slash is more powerful."

This is the ugliness of the two-spined newt. Shame on you! Get out of this hardcore Dungeons & Dragons board game!

Although the core of "Dungeons & Dragons" is role-playing + plot + combat, Rusalka would definitely look down on the role-playing effect brought about by such weak skills - only those who survive can play the role of heroes, and noobs can only lie on the ground and shout for help to their teammates.

My mind was blank, as white as the small screen in front of me, as if I had walked into an examination room.

Rusalka: "Can you give me some tips? I just finished leveling up."

The system ignored him.

Rusalka: "No, you swallowed my warlock's 'Otherworld Sovereign's Characteristics' and you still won't give it to me..."

As if a keyword had been detected, a prompt suddenly popped up on the screen: [Detected to have the [Feature] module. Do you want to use the points earned from this upgrade to exchange for some of the features possessed by the effective master 'End'?]

Rusalka: "Here they come again, trying to cheat me out of the points I worked so hard to save up for level one!"

The system ignored him.

Rusalka muttered to herself, "I once saw a neta. When we're old, our children will say to us, 'Oh my god, you spent thousands of dollars on this toothpaste, but it's not as good as it's cracked up to be. It's just an ordinary toothpaste for a dozen dollars! You got ripped off!' And we'll say, 'I know, but it's the original Bengtiezhou toothpaste.'"

Then he pressed the "yes" button and squeezed out a sentence from his mouth, biting his tongue tightly: "I really did straw-feed your East Sea Emperor. That's right, I willingly let myself be deceived."

【Please select one of the following branches. 】

[1. Lesser Demon Body: Gain immunity to any one of the following damage types: [Fire], [Corrosion], [Curse], and [Erosion], but this has a lower priority than the full penetration level of the template effect. If encountering [True Damage], it is considered to have resistance.]

【Note: Immunity is the noblest form of resistance.】

This option is very powerful at first glance. Rusalka originally spent 30 points to get a complete poison immunity, and you can only click on one. The effect is immunity to all poison damage and any subsequent additional effects. Although this thing is 25 points and has the word "Secondary", it actually has a similar effect and is compatible.

It was nothing more than being unable to block his 100-point noble true damage template, but was there really another creature in the world with that template? He thought it would be difficult to encounter.

Considering the situation of fighting demons in the future, in the context of the era when the demon race widely uses fire spells, fire immunity is actually the most reasonable countermeasure.

[2. Lesser Eye of Laplace: Choose one eye that gains power. The pupil color changes to red. When the eye is open, the character who sees your pupil will feel the magical properties and "faint evil" in it. The ability of this eye can be used twice during each short rest.

Effect: When you perform a specific action with multiple possibilities, you consume one of your warlock level slots and gain (warlock level) possible fragments after 3 seconds. You can freely choose one of these fragments as the scene that must occur, or you can choose none.

[Note: When you think you control the future, you don't realize that the future also enslaves your present.]

This Rusalka is a bit of a déjà vu; isn't that Hydra's eye? But she has a full, beautiful pair, and it doesn't exude a "faintly sinister" vibe. It doesn't have the two-use limit per hour of rest, and it doesn't even require a ring burn to use.

Translated into a board game, this ability means "When you need to roll the dice, you can roll the dice three times and then choose one of the results, or choose none and use the fourth result directly." If you're a part-time warlock who doesn't care about the two spellcasting rings exclusive to warlocks, then in a world where dice can control everything, this ability is extremely powerful.

According to Sanitta, something like the law of cause and effect cannot be weak.

However, in reality there may not be a "big success", or according to the DND combat terminology, it is a "heavy blow", that is, this situation may not exist: no matter how powerful the opponent is, or how outrageous your ideas are, as long as you roll the maximum value of 20, it means you can do whatever you want, and you are right no matter what you say.

In reality, many things are "relatively inevitable". If you jump off a cliff, the possibility of getting caught on a tree is not that a tree will be randomly refreshed below you, but depends on the fixed growth position of these trees for decades. There will be no refresh of some master's cave or secret treasure for you to jump into.

If there is no tree below and no one has lived there before, then the moment you jump down, you are doomed. There is no DM to make up anything for you here - there is no real luck, but everything will definitely not be generated out of thin air without logic.

Therefore, there will be a situation where "there are actually no big successes or big failures in the future possibilities that can be seen in reality", and it is difficult to say how strong this thing is.

The most disgusting situation is that you spend your resources and abilities, only to see three scenarios of your own failure.

Moreover, after spending a long time with his fellow students, Rusalka soon discovered the problem - it only said that several possible pictures could be seen, but did not say that the pictures must be different.

After convincing herself to put aside the thought that "evil red eyes are so damn cool", Rusalka looked at the next option.

[3. Secondary Ritual Mastery: When arranging any ritual, you can ignore minor ritual props and preparations. As long as all ritual elements are met, your ritual arrangement will not fail, but the probability of success will not change. Your ritual effectiveness will increase by approximately 37.777%.]

【Note: Good preparation is the beginning of victory. 】

"Lawless" Rusalka: I am a druid who got the Godberry spell in a very long realistic group. My evaluation is: the berry is useful.

[4. Secondary Ability Devouring: After killing any living unit, you can gain different degrees of completeness of the opponent's life characteristics based on its strength. You can only possess one characteristic at a time, and when you choose to absorb a new characteristic, the old characteristic will be permanently overwritten.]

[Note: When you kill a rooster, you gain a feature similar to "knowing the current time without a clock." The accuracy depends on the strength of the rooster.]

Rusalka thinks this is quite interesting and may indeed be useful, but it's just like opening a blind box. It's also a lower-level substitute for the Lord of Change. If I choose this, won't I become his son?

5. Lesser Destroyer: You gain a "Fallen Shadow Power," allowing you to freely open and travel between the Shadow and Hell Planes, and use it to inflict [Erosion], [Curse], and [Life Loss] damage to all units it touches, except you. This power is the demonized power of the Lady of Shadow. After personally using this power to kill a living being, you can absorb its vitality, continuously strengthening this power. However, if you don't absorb enough vitality within 24 consecutive hours, your power will begin to rapidly decline. If you don't absorb vitality for more than 7 days, the power will backfire on your own vitality.

【Note: Never stop.】

Rusalka: Wow, with it, not only can I store snacks and weapons, but I can also enter the shadow plane with the cat and try out what it feels like to have my upper body in the shadow plane and my lower body in the main plane.

[6. Lesser Rust Curse: You possess a terrifying, indiscriminate rust curse. You can activate or deactivate the curse effect at any time. When the curse is activated, all Legendary-grade and lower "non-fel-powered" equipment within a 300-foot (100-meter) radius will be affected by the curse and corroded, significantly reducing its durability.]

【Note: If I can’t get it, I will destroy it all.】

In fact, Rusalka was unlikely to even look at this ability, but this note awakened his memory. From the time he crossed over to now, Rusalka had fought so many battles, and the equipment in his hands was broken and taken again, and then broken again. In the end, the only thing left was this legendary level 3 armor that accompanied him when he landed, and a clam shell shield that had now begun to "laugh heartily".

It seems that, what we mean is, if Hydra is unwilling to let me use her sword, then when I go out in the future, will I have to carry the magical weapons summoned by the void? Then, this curse does not seem to have any other problems except that it has some impact on the clam shell shield?

[7. Secondary Furnace Core: After use, it needs to cool down for at least one month and 30 long rests. You can deconstruct non-living objects by consuming rings (or HP, which requires a one-time payment). After the deconstruction is successful, it can be randomly converted into an item/equipment/non-disposable item of a lower grade.

The resources required for deconstruction levels are as follows:

Legend - 9 rings/200 HP.

Extremely precious - 6 rings/100HP.

Cherish - 4 rings/50HP.

Uncommon - 2 rings/2 1 rings/10 HP

【Note: Randomness is always good.】

Rusalka thought about it. Although he didn't have a ring position, it didn't matter. He could exchange it for health points, which could be restored to full in a long rest.

Moreover, this skill has a cooldown of one month, and is at the same level as his [Even if the sunset comes three times], which means the minimum value is about 30 points.

Moreover, this ability is more like something that only exists in games than in reality. After all, every weapon and every prop in reality has gone through a processing process such as forging, and then been continuously polished and manufactured. Every item must have its own unique story, and the thing that was born from this skill is just like Sun Wukong, it was born naturally without even a stone.

You can only knock it once a month, and the grade will be reduced after knocking it. That is to say, if you knock it with the previous [Enchanted Silver Greatsword], the result may be an ordinary [Hard Greatsword].

Rusalka thought about it, and finally read the seven options carefully. Finally, she tapped her palm and made her choice...

Chapter 215 Treasures of the Ruins

Rusalka opened her eyes and immediately found her good brother: (I've finished leveling up and got a talent that I think is very useful. As for what it is, I'll keep it secret for now. You'll know when you use it.)

Seeing Rusalka was trying to keep things a secret, Sanitta didn't challenge him and simply explained his abilities: "Okay, I saved up 5 points before, and with this 5, I bought a [Ring Conversion] for 10 points. I can freely convert rings into an equivalent amount of magic power. I can also convert magic power into [Charisma Adjustment] rings at once during each long rest, which means I can only have four rings."

Rushakana was confused: (No, brother, how can you remember such a cost-effective ability?)

Sanita: (I can recall the contents of the rulebooks as soon as I enter the space. This is probably due to my learning ability. However, I can no longer recall the contents of the rulebooks after I leave. This is probably to restrict you and prevent me from revealing the questions to you.)

Rusalka felt very aggrieved: (Damn, how despicable! And they even turned on the anti-cheating feature! They've already let me take so many points, why can't they be a little more lenient with me?)

Sanita: (How greedy! You have a full 25 points. You could upgrade any skill you need with them. Besides, you've already upgraded, yet you're still keeping it a secret. I don't think you're dissatisfied with your new skills. Let's put the upgrade aside. Anyway, please come to the reception room first.)

Rusalka immediately made a joke: (Warrior of Light, please come to the House of Sand.)

It was already afternoon when he got out of bed and went to the reception room, and he didn't even have a formal lunch.

However, Phoenix had placed a lunch box on his bedside table. Although he didn't need to eat, he couldn't let Phoenix down, so Rusalka poured it directly into his mouth, chewed it perfunctorily, and swallowed it whole.

The reception room of Rusalka's family inherited his usual simple style. It may also be because the outside world thinks he is a great knight, so the design deliberately avoids the attribute of "luxury".

This place is spacious enough to seat at least 20 people at the table. It adopts a more ordinary restaurant layout. The luminous crystals on the walls have replaced the lighting function of the "crystal ceiling lamp". This is because since Rusalka had the door kicked in the early days of the Pearl Tears Villa, she has always felt that the ceiling lamp is unsafe. It will fall down if touched, becoming a trigger trap.

Add a whiteboard for writing, a long table, some flowers and fruits on the table, and some scented candles that have never been used.

These fruits will be placed there regardless of whether there are guests or not, and in order to maintain freshness, they must be replaced every day. The replaced fruits will be taken back by the servants on duty to enjoy. This can be regarded as a relatively small benefit in the Pearl Tears Territory.

Although Rusalka didn't care about a few fruits, the fruits in his family were all the best and freshest from the nearby orchards. There were special people responsible for picking and delivering them every day. They might still be growing on the trees a few hours before being served on the plates. Moreover, each one was carefully selected and would definitely not be cheap in the market, so the servants liked to take turns on this job.

Of course, fruit alone is definitely not enough. If there are guests, the kitchen will prepare some additional snacks. Although these snacks are made every day, they do not need to be replaced every day. The extra ones will be stored in the "refrigerator" of this world, and the update frequency is generally 3-5 days.

As soon as Rusalka walked in, he saw that besides the Sanita Tower, there were also two elves and Clown. Everyone was already sitting at their seats and eating snacks. After Rusalka took the main seat, the maid next to him placed a plate of snacks for him and poured him milk tea that had been prepared by the kitchen.

Clown stood up and smiled at Rusalka, "Lord Pearl Tear, long time no see. Congratulations."

Rusalka drank her milk tea in a confused manner. "Every time you come here, you say nice things. What are you congratulating me for this time?"

Clown placed his palm against his chest, offering a gesture of respect. "Your heroic deeds leading your army to defeat a demon lord have gone viral here. Now, people from all walks of life are eager to join your army. I'm sure the Pearl Tear Territory will soon be able to recruit a large number of new forces to fight against evil."

Oh, my damn vanity suddenly swelled up, this really sounds like something worth celebrating.

Rusalka waved her hands proudly, feigning modesty. "Hmph, that's nothing. It's just that the other party doesn't have a large army of demons. It's an unfair victory."

Clown didn't expect Rusalka to be so "modest" in such an inexplicable place. Logically speaking, shouldn't he be thankful that the other party didn't have an army of demons? Judging from his tone, it sounded like he was expecting the Lord of Hell to lead his army personally and have a fair fight with him before he would be satisfied?

But what Clown, who was complaining in his heart, didn't know was that if the above-mentioned disaster really happened, the Holy Knight Rusalka would really be very happy - I have decorated my Silver City so beautifully, but no one comes to attack, isn't it a waste of decoration?

Just like playing Clash of Clans, I worked so hard on the defense for so long, not to scare people away, but to wait for people to attack me and then get hit on the head, so that I can look powerful.

"I'm here this time mainly to bring you some goodies I've found recently." Clown had already given the gift to Sanita and simply repeated it to Rusalka. "Also, we heard there's a small ruin in the Pearl Tear Territory, so we thought we'd ask for your opinion."

My thoughts? If this question had been asked a few years ago, Rusalka would have immediately responded with "Who dares to bravely enter the dungeon? I am the only vengeful paladin in the world." She would have definitely packed her equipment and supplies and set off.

Now...

Sanita had already made the decision for Rusalka. "That's right. There are many active magical mechanisms within that small ruin. Based on their energy supply characteristics, we can infer that one of them contains a core that maintains the ruin's magic supply. For a ruin of this size, it's likely a large, [Extremely Rare]-level magic gathering core. If we use professional academic terms, it should be an [Ancient Autonomous Magic Absorption and Conversion Construct Magic Source]. I don't know what material it's made of, but it's definitely not something we have today."

Clown laughed and said, "Haha, His Excellency the Great Mage Sanita is quite knowledgeable. I don't know what that thing is either, but since you are willing to pay a high price for it, our caravan expedition team will definitely get it for you."

Rusalka seemed to have nothing to do when she heard this: (Ah? Don’t we go by ourselves?)

Sanita: (Why should we go there if we can buy it? Those are ancient ruins. There might be something that can kill people instantly. You're not afraid of death, but I am. Wouldn't it be better to let the Chamber of Commerce do it for us? If there are any good things later, those adventurers will definitely sell them. We can just take them.)

Rusalka: (What if, like in immortal cultivation novels, the protagonist is never bid for at the auction?)

Sanita: (There are four gold mines in our Pearl Tear Territory. Which earl is the protagonist you are referring to?)

Rusalka thought about it and realized that this was the case: (How much did you spend on this thing?)

Sani Tower: (Not expensive, 5,000 gold coins.)

Rusalka was furious when she heard this: (Five thousand?! Damn it! I declare that the Pearl Tear Territory's Cultural Relics Protection Law is hereby enacted! These damned tomb robbers are actually hindering the work of us, the Pearl Tear Territory's orthodox archaeological experts!)

Sani Tieta: (Only five thousand. Did you know that our Pearl Tear Territory's daily turnover alone is nearly two thousand gold coins? Although after deducting expenses, the portion that goes into our own pockets isn't much, but we're no longer small barons who have to go on credit for years or even mortgage assets to get even a thousand or two thousand gold coins. Not to mention the recent wars and looting... we've picked up quite a bit of money along the way. Five thousand gold coins is still within our reach.)

Rusalka wanted to shirk her responsibility: "Then, Clown, what if your Chamber of Commerce doesn't get that thing in the end?"

Clown seemed prepared for this question. Or rather, Rusalka's question hit the mark, as if she had hit upon a key point he'd been memorizing all night. His eyes lit up, his back straightened, and he raised his fork. He looked up and said without hesitation, in a remarkably confident tone, "Don't worry. For any orders we place with the Chamber of Commerce, you don't have to worry about anything. Just wait for us to deliver the goods."

Sanita added, "Besides, those adventurers and tomb robbers can't use that thing. It's the core item for building a wizard tower."

Sani Iron Tower: (The Mage Tower has many uses, especially for magical research, comparable to a top-notch laboratory for researchers studying physical physics and chemistry. Having one's own independent Mage Tower truly makes a world of difference to a mage's lifetime magical attainments. Perhaps with time and research, I can discover the space jump technology from the Age of Gods and teleport us back to Earth.)

Sanita's meaning was very clear. He would definitely try his best and pay the most to get anything that could help him return.

Rusalka certainly supported his brothers, but despite that, he still wanted to participate in the thrilling treasure hunt. "What if they sell it to other mages on the black market?"

Sanita picked up a knife and cut the fruit pie in half. He sneered, "How dare you take something I openly want? Unless both parties to the transaction never leave the Pearl Tear Territory on the eastern border of Sinidi, and forget about living in Sinidi, they will learn the power of a wanted order. They may be able to get the core, but do they have the ability to protect it until the tower is built?"

Rusalka was waiting for this sentence. She slammed the table and agreed, "Well said!"

Alice wiped her mouth and started to cheer, waving her fists. "That's right! This is our Pearl Lei family's spoils of war. We can't let those damn human thieves take it away!"

Now Sanitieta and Rushaka looked at Alice at the same time: No, elf sister, are you a little too integrated into the big family?