What did you do with the dice?

After all, Rusalka came here just to get Tata to drive. If she wants to fight, she can fight. She can come up with countless reasons to fight, and she can put them directly into her mouth. The main point is that she is not afraid of you fighting more, but she is afraid that you can't win.

It seems fairer and more open than the elves' small group infighting full of intrigue and deception, but it is also more primitive and pure than the survival of the fittest culture of the war god belief. It is also disguised as a bit of elegance and can even talk about a few words of morality and rules before the fight, winning the verbal battle again.

Human beings are like this. They always follow the rules and behave politely in everything they do. They want to find a suitable and glorious reason for their short life. But in fact, after going around in circles, they find that all the means for progress ultimately come back to the struggle for "winning" itself.

It's like gently shaking a red wine glass at a candlelight dinner, and then taking big gulps of the ordinary grape juice inside.

Rusalka really loves being a human: dipping beans, so cool!

Sanita: (Just be happy, who can outlive you?)

Chapter 425 System: I will try my best to fulfill your wishes

Now that everything has been laid out, Amelie might as well tell it all.

Her words had a certain recklessness about them, and the content of her words was beyond everyone's expectations: "What should I do? I don't know why the Sea God, Levia-san, chose me. After all, before being chosen by the Sea God, I was just an ordinary mermaid."

Huh? You used to be a mermaid?

Rusalka: (What kind of script is this? Is it for men or women?)

Sunita: (Are you a diode? The only scripts in your head are either male or female?)

Rusalka: (So... Futanari? Man-girl?)

Sanita: (Genius!)

In fact, what she said was true. When she just came of age, the mermaid who inherited the power of the previous sea god died.

The mermaid princess did not seem to choose a successor, and somehow, the power of the sea god was not inherited and passed down in the royal family. So at that time, an event similar to "Pulling the Sword from the Stone and Choosing the Brave" was held, inviting all the mermaids who could participate to come and touch the stone tablet.

She stood out among a group of mermaids who wanted to satisfy their own selfish desires by relying on her selfless attitude. Without even listening to the test questions, she told Livia-san that she didn't know the answer and was just there for the formality, so she could just be sent out.

Livia asked her: What would you do if you got my power?

Amelie's answer was also very abstract: I think everyone is happy and free, which means I can also sleep until I wake up naturally every day.

Livia Sang: What I mean is, if you get the power to rule the sea now, what will you do when you get out?

Amelie: Go back to bed.

Livia-san: If you don't have the power, you can go back to sleep.

Amelie: Oh indeed. So can I go now?

So she was chosen, but she no longer had this memory. Otherwise, if she recalled it now, she would probably be so ashamed that she would lie back in her coffin.

Amelie continued, "It would have been fine if Livia-san had given me strength, but then he suddenly told me that the sea tribe would be plagued by disasters because of the war. Just when I thought it had nothing to do with me, my husband, the heir candidate, married me, and I became the queen of the Kingdom of Elegy."

"At first, I just wanted to make everyone happy. I didn't do anything, but everyone gradually placed very high expectations on me and said I was a wise ruler."

"When I think about the possibility that our wonderful empire and my sea companions, who have been so kind to me, could be dragged into war and devastated because of a single wrong decision, I feel like a pufferfish about to explode. The pressure is too great. That's why I told my husband about this!"

"Later, it was because of the water nymph. She was a ray of light that broke through my gray world and became the pillar that supported my life. For her, I was willing to sacrifice everything I had in exchange for her living happily in an eternally peaceful sea."

Amelie thought for a moment, then realized she had nothing else to say. She breathed a sigh of relief, like a prisoner who had confessed everything. She blew out a stream of bubbles and leaned back in her chair. "That's all! Wow, it's all out. So refreshing!"

Nohat suddenly felt that the power seizure he had carefully planned and arranged for so long a hundred years ago, and the joy he had felt when he won, had now turned into embarrassment and regret.

He had been playing the game of void with Amelie, who seemed to be extremely cunning on weekdays, for so long, and he thought that the mermaid chosen by the sea god must be an unparalleled genius. As a result, he was walking on thin ice in every step of his plan, and every night when he closed his eyes, he would worry whether his plan would be exposed.

It was a mess. It turned out that she had no knowledge at all. She just relied on her love for Vishas to appear powerful, strong and great in front of others. She was praised by everyone, so she took advantage of the blessing of the sea god and put on the halo that did not match her.

After leaving the halo of being praised by everyone and losing the power of the sea god, she was not even as scheming as those mermaids of noble birth. As she said, before touching the stone tablet, she was just an ordinary mermaid princess.

But these things happened only a hundred years ago. Nohat didn't know it at the time. Now Nohat has half reconciled with himself. There is no medicine for regret in the world. Let the past be the past.

The halo of Amelie is still needed by those confused sea people. As for whether she has the power of the sea god now, it is actually not so important. After all, she never relied on the power given to her by the sea god when she was in power. What many people don’t even know is that she has only used the power of the sea god twice in her life.

Once was to prove himself when he just gained power, and the other time was to sacrifice himself for the people before losing power.

Well, Rusalka admitted that she was great in a sense, and that she might have been a little hasty in hitting her just now.

But then he thought, if Amelie had said all this in advance, wouldn't he have no chance or reason to do it in this lifetime? Then he would have gained nothing!

That's right, this female fish who refuses to communicate properly and insists on pulling herself apart should be taught a lesson.

However, regarding this war prophecy from Liviasan, now knowing that he is not the god of the sea but Rusalka, the god of change, and considering his priestly name, he thinks this must sound like another little joke about the gods.

There is no need for Sanita to explain, Rusalka has her own unique understanding.

Rusalka said to Amelie, "It's actually very simple. Let's analyze this prophecy. If war is inevitable, then you should start arming yourselves now. When fighting breaks out, just let the enemy's corpses streak across the ocean, causing great suffering and dyeing the sea red with their blood. Anyway, literally speaking, this also fits the prophecy."

The leader of the pro-war faction, Nohat, must have fully agreed with Rusalka's point of view. "Indeed, even with the ocean as our backing, we must keep pace with the times and become stronger. Humans can rely on magical technology to soar into the sky and compete with dragons. We sea creatures should also develop technology that allows us to land. Amelie, you must change your mindset from now on."

Amelie, the indecisive old fish, was indeed quite indecisive. Now that she had thrown away the burden given to her by the sea god, she felt refreshed. She had no objection to anything anyone said: "Okay, I have no problem with that."

Sanitita thought Rusalka was completely out of her mind: (What do you mean by saying this to the sea people? What's your real intention? Are you trying to use the 50 copper coin reward as a pretext to force humans to do some work?)

Rusalka then remembered that the sea people and humans were competitors for survival, so she chose to use the Sani Tower Theory to play the ostrich: (Well, we'll be back soon anyway, so there's no need to worry about what will happen to this world, haha.)

"I have another question. Could you please share the details of your previous collaboration with Dragon Island? I actually have a little grudge against the Dragon Queen."

Small, referring to the fact that Rusalka swallowed half of the opponent's power of faith in one gulp.

Nohat frowned and thought for a moment: "Well, it can't really be considered a cooperation. Did you know that Dragon Island itself is a divine artifact?"

"know."

"Weir used something from the treasury to strike a deal with the Dragon Queen. The specific content was that she would be responsible for dealing with the spaceships in the sky when you arrived."

"what?"

"I don't know. I trusted Wei'er very much at the time, so she had free access to the outer treasury. The things stored there were basically unused for years. They were probably things that were of no use to us."

But the useless things he mentioned made Sunita like an old man or woman on sale day in a supermarket, and he wanted to move the entire warehouse back to the spaceship.

Sanita: (That's bad! Something that made the Dragon Queen send six dragons here must be something very valuable. Tsk, she actually stole the things in my treasure house!)

Rusalka: (Let me interrupt you, brother. Is there a possibility that the treasure house belongs to the sea people?)

Sanitta said disdainfully, "Foolish! After you marry Vishas, ​​won't it be ours? Sigh, you're still too impulsive. Come to think of it, marrying Phoenix as your principal wife isn't quite right for us. They even think the treasures and materials left behind by the Age of Gods in my possession are useless. I can't even imagine what else they could possibly use. Even if the Sea God himself came down, he'd probably stuff them into their treasury."

Rusalka's expression was so intense that she immediately threw a barrage of punches at her best friend: (Sweating soybeans, why didn't you tell me about Phoenix, who was with me when I was a lieutenant? You really think you're my dad, don't you? Even if you are, I will also overthrow arranged marriages. It's my misfortune to have a father as powerful as you, haha, my original family.)

As he was speaking, he realized something was amiss: (Wait, are my kids going to call me Holy Warrior Daddy from now on? Tonics, us Paladin players have endured so much.)

Sanita: (I feel sympathy for everyone else, but you really deserve it.)

In fact, Sanita had not originally planned to stay here for a long time, but after listening to Nohat's words, he felt that he needed to use local materials to guide the Naga mages in the sea to spend some time to build the base of the portal, so that Rusalka and Vishas could develop their relationship. When he was free, he would visit the treasury and the market more often, and ask the sea creatures to help him collect some materials. It was also very nice to relax in the sea occasionally.

Anyway, the Dragon Queen has already gotten what she wanted, and probably won't want to hunt down Rusalka anymore. Even if she can build a star destroyer in the future, that will have to wait until later. The more mysterious the thing is, the longer it will take, so there's no rush.

【You have reached level 17. 】

The banquet lasted for a whole day. When it was time to take a long break, the upgrade prompt that Sanita had been waiting for finally arrived.

This is why he chose to stay. He did not stay here on impulse. After all, looting... he meant selecting and packing treasures onto the ship, and then replenishing the ship's magic power. These two things can be done simultaneously, and in fact, it does not take a long time. In fact, it is not convenient to do any magic experiments during the few days staying in the sea. After all, the sea is a place full of water elements, and other elements are extremely inactive. If a large amount of arrangements are not made, it will be an environment that is not suitable for magic experiments.

It’s different now. This upgrade is the basis for him to make arrangements in advance.

When he reaches level 17, he will gain a new nine-ring position. With the bonus of [Diligent Genius], Sanita will have two nine-rings. From this moment on, he is the strongest wizard among all mortal creatures in the world.

Because he did not go to sleep in the waterless demiplane inside the Detonator with the already uncomfortable Phoenix, Rusalka was able to enter the small dark upgrade space. He found that he did not seem to have made much progress after reaching level 17.

The main reason is that the combat profession is basically stable in the later stages. According to the main and secondary configuration of [Paladin Level 9 and Warlock Level 8], he only has two more 3rd rings at Level 9. However, now that he has no spell slots after breaking his oath, it is really useless for him to have ring slots.

【HP: 271/271】

[Gain 5 free reinforcement points and 20 limited reinforcement points.]

Rusalka came prepared this time. She used five free points to buy five [Life Ferries]. Including the one dice recovered during the long rest, she increased her current number of near-death escapes to five. She always felt insecure without the resurrection points.

Rushaka had no idea about the 20 limited enhancement points and decided to use them to improve her own skills.

"System, can you buy me a merman immortal body?"

[No, the mermaid immortality is limited to the "merman race". If you want to purchase it, you need to spend [50 + 10 = 60 points].]

"What a profiteer," Rusalka sighed. "Can you upgrade my Hamlet Shield to priority 5?"

[No, priority 5 abilities cannot be acquired through ordinary points.]

Rusalka spread her hands helplessly. "This is impossible, and that is impossible. Your system is really useless. Why don't you just give me the whole job?"

[This action will consume 20 points, are you sure? ]

Rusalka was stunned by the prompt that popped up on the white panel in front of her. "What? You really can pull off something! I've discovered something new. Excuse me, are you going to do a backflip? Or are you going to turn into a little girl like Ending and do a backflip for me?"

[The special Lord Equipment "Torch" has been generated. Its ability automatically adapts to your current panel and makes up for your shortcomings. It will gain 1 main attribute and 3 sub-attributes. Please start selecting.]

"what?"

【Please select one of the following three terms as the main term. 】

【Warm】: It tends to provide survival benefits.

【Enthusiastic】: It tends to provide offensive buffs.

【Dazzling】: It tends to provide enemy debuffs.

"I don't want any of it. I want a refund for the minor! My 3-year-old son accidentally bought stocks on my phone."

[You have already selected confirm, and the points cannot be refunded. ]

"Your forced sale is an unfair clause. I want to apply for legal aid from Sani Tower!" Rusalka wailed and rolled around in the dark space, but after a while, seeing that the system ignored him, he comforted himself and thought that he had seen all kinds of storms.

You know, the good brother next door only has five points to upgrade at a time, so he can still survive without them, right?

I earned it as extra money, so at least I got an extra torch worth 20 points.

Rusalka thought about it and realized that in this battle between herself and Weir, there was no lack of either survival or offense, so it would be more appropriate to weaken the opponent.

"Dazzling."

[Please select 3 from the following 15 sub-entries as sub-entries. Sub-entries cannot be selected repeatedly.]

【Stable】: Its own effect does not need to be charged and can be maintained for a long time.

[Invisible]: It cannot be detected by means with low mystery.

【Bright】: Its effect range is doubled.

[Ritual]: It is considered a "ritual spell" and gains all the ability bonus effects of any "ritual spell" on you.

[Arrogant]: Its effect and range are greatly enhanced, but its existence will be exposed to all intuitive [Perception] that affects the target.

【Undead】: Even if destroyed/damaged, it can regenerate.

[Warrior]: It is considered a "melee weapon", meeting all melee weapon proficiency and characteristic requirements, and gains all bonus effects on melee weapons and combat abilities.

[Motivated]: It comes with an inlay slot, which can increase its ability effect and range by consuming magic materials such as [Magic Crystals] or continuously providing magic power.

[Flexible]: It is considered a "ranged weapon". When wielded, it can shoot [Flame Arrows] with damage that matches its level, and gain all the bonus effects on ranged weapons and combat abilities.

[Mystical]: It is considered a [Staff] that increases the DC of attack rolls with [Intelligence], [Charisma], and [Perception] by +3.

[Vigilant]: When an [enemy unit] enters its area of ​​effect, if it does not have the [Priority 5] concealment effect, its flame will automatically change color and point to the area where the enemy is most concentrated.

[Changeable]: In each battle, the torch will randomly gain two sub-attributes.

[Colorful]: The torch comes with very beautiful light effects. You can use it to release [Fireworks] of custom shapes and colors into the sky at any time without consumption (even if it is not in your hand).

[Targeted]: You can specify two types of creatures from [Humans], [Elves], [Dwarves], [Orcs], [Seafolk], [Demons], [Dragons], [Magic Devices], and [Elemental Creatures] to give them disadvantage when resisting the effects of torches, or give them disadvantage on all identifications of a certain attribute while within the range of a torch.

[AFK]: Each time you enter combat, the torch's effect will be delayed for 1 minute before activating. After activation, you can make it ignore conditions and release up to 3 spells of any level 3 or below.

There are so many options, and they can be combined into 3, which makes Rusalka, who has difficulty making decisions, frown.

If it was a giant sword, then he wouldn't need to think at all: but it happened to be a torch. If he wanted to use it as a weapon, he had to click on a secondary attribute, and it seemed to break. In order to repair it, he had to click on another secondary attribute. The worst thing was that he didn't know what the effect of its main attribute was, he only knew that it was an aura.

It's really confusing.

This dilemma caused Sanita to be imprisoned in the long rest space for a whole hour.

Sanita: (Did Rusalka fall asleep in the long rest room? He doesn't have much build, and he always goes all-in on 25 points. Is it so difficult to pick?)

Chapter 426 Jumping Technology Tree

Before making her choice, Rusalka asked the system a few questions: "Is your torch main attribute worth 20 points?"

【It’s worth it.】

In other words, the system doesn't know how to complain. If Sunny Iron Tower heard this, he would definitely reply, "What else? You spend 20 points to buy something worth 200 points?"