Alone and Infinite

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1. Monthly Pass, 2. Recommendation Pass

Chapter 72 The Weight of Fate

Li Xia pushed the door open cautiously and slowly.

He still clearly remembers the tension and excitement he felt as a newbie who had just cleared the trial world and was eager to go to the hall.

He fantasized about haggling and scheming with other apostles at a small stall, and about seeing just how powerful those top-tier equipment pieces that he couldn't afford were.

I've had so many fantasies.

Then we arrived at the ruins.

"Squeak-"

The hall even faithfully reproduced the details of the house's doors, with the old security door emitting a hoarse sound.

The door had barely opened a crack when the clamor of voices outside rushed in through the narrow opening.

Li Xia suddenly increased the strength in his hand, and he pushed open the door, revealing the entire hall before him.

Before me was a vast space, and looking into the distance, there were no tall buildings.

One can see the enormous, sky-covering curtain of light on the horizon at a glance.

Perhaps because Li Xia was in a relatively low position, he could even see the general distribution.

Rows of doors were embedded in the walls, and every now and then a door would open, from which apostles in various costumes would emerge.

Not far away, a wide and straight avenue stretches out into the distance.

Every so often there was a huge circular plaza. Li Xia glanced at the door on the wall and couldn't see the end of it at all.

How many apostles does the Temple of Light actually have?

Li Xia remained silent for a while, then the door behind him closed automatically, and he followed the flow of people toward the main road.

The floor here is made of some unknown material, and it has a faint metallic sheen.

The road was very wide, almost like a six-lane road in reality, and there were no streetlights. The protective membrane above the sky was emitting a soft light, illuminating the entire hall.

The road is lined with things that look like mobile breakfast carts, and the signs on them are as exaggerated as they can be.

"Boutique Shop", "Green Gear Clearance Sale", "Light's Number One Philanthropist", "Silver Scale Breastplate, 5,000 each! Blue Quality!"

"A complete weapons shop, both blue and green weapons available." "I'm depressed, thinking of selling my primary weapon."

People would stop from time to time, lingering in front of the stalls, picking out something.

Li Xia felt like she was participating in a grand cosplay event, dressed up as characters from anime, movies, or games.

Modern, ancient, Eastern, Western, and exotic—you name it, it's here.

If Li Xia hadn't been so incredibly hungry, she really would have liked to stop and take a look.

Following the main road, we soon arrived at a circular plaza, which was surrounded by a neat ring of buildings.

It has everything you need, including skill halls and enhancement halls.

After a quick glance, Li Xia headed towards the dining area. For some reason, the hall did not offer anything other than accommodation.

In other words, they do not produce physical objects; everything is produced by the apostles themselves.

Claude had mentioned this issue before, and some apostles even applied to the temple to become professional assistants, commonly known as staff members.

They no longer need to venture into the world to adventure, but they also lose the right to stay in the temple for free, and must pay a fee to the temple every month as rent.

Many employees don't have particularly outstanding skills and are ultimately eliminated because they can't pay rent, so unless you're very confident in your secondary skills...

Switching to a regular job is tantamount to suicide!

I wandered around the food court for a while. The business was booming, and every restaurant was packed with people. Could it be that it was lunchtime?

With her hunger growing stronger, Li Xia finally found a very quiet restaurant.

The melodious sound of wind chimes rang as soon as the door was opened, but no one came out. Li Xia sat down at the table by the window, puzzled, and tentatively asked:

"anyone there?"

"Woof!" A dog barked from behind, and a husky's head popped out from beside the counter, its big, bright eyes showing a human-like look of surprise.

Seemingly surprised to have a guest, Li Xia's gaze suddenly turned horrified, because the dog had put down its phone, and Scott could clearly see that it was engaged in a team battle, with a score of 0-12.

The teammate was desperately wailing, "ADC, you fucking AFK?!"

Can you even play mobile games in the Hall of Light?

The husky came over with the menu in its mouth, tilting its head and looking at him. Was it waiting for him to order?

"Just tell Bubu directly, it will remember."

A tall figure emerged from the kitchen, a black leather trench coat casually draped over his shoulders, a long knife at his waist, and a cold face beneath his black hair.

Just looking at him, one could feel a chilling killing intent.

Li Xia wanted to leave, but hunger kept him there. After quickly ordering a lot of food, the dog named Bubu nodded and barked a few times at the kitchen.

"Moo—" A loud axe-chopping sound came from behind, and just hearing the sound evoked a bad feeling.

"A newbie?" The man nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Don't spend points to have those employees show you around. You'll see for yourself."

"Thank you."

"nothing"

The man waved his hand, took out something that looked like an iPad and started playing a game, completely ignoring the only customer in the restaurant.

Soon the food was served, and Li Xia picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily. By the time he finally put down his chopsticks, the entire table of food had been eaten clean.

After his attributes improved, Li Xia found that his appetite had also increased significantly.

"Damn! They can really eat a lot."

Li Xia turned her head and realized that at some point, an eagle and a cat had appeared next to the husky. The eagle grumbled and extended its claws to give money to the cat and dog.

Is this a bet on whether they can finish eating?

After paying the bill quickly and leaving, Li Xia couldn't wait to go home because there was a treasure chest waiting for her to open!

"summer?"

The man looked at the ID left when paying the bill and shook his head.

"Bai Xiao?"

Li Xia glanced back at the restaurant's sign; it was a miracle it hadn't gone out of business!

Never mind, let's go home and unpack!

Back in his room, Li Xia looked at the three treasure chests in front of him.

These are the exquisite green treasure chest obtained by defeating the bandit leader Porphyry, and the [Treasure Chest of Destiny - Bard] and the [Exquisite Purple Treasure Chest - Smaug]

This is also my greatest gain, second only to the seed I was born with.

Li Xia had previously considered inquiring further about the Treasure Chest of Destiny, but now he no longer wanted to.

After telling himself that he could complete the inheritance, Chaotuo fell into silence again.

Li Xia slowly closed his eyes, then suddenly picked up the Treasure Chest of Destiny and opened it without any hesitation.

A blinding light leaped out of the treasure chest.

In a daze, he once again arrived at the giant tree he had seen when he received the inheritance, but this time, he seemed to see an incomparably huge scale.

He 'saw' himself on one side of the scale.

The scales trembled and immediately lost their balance, with one end tilting high up.

Li Xia "saw" that his body was emitting light.

The symbol '∞' is faintly flashing.

That is the weight of one's own destiny.

That's the weight of the entire Transcendental Palace.

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Chapter 73 Destiny's Gear!

Everything before my eyes quickly vanished into nothingness.

The treasure chest lay quietly in his palm. Li Xia looked down at the square treasure chest, and the "∞" symbol on it was actually the same as the mark of the Transcendent Hall.

[You have opened the Chest of Destiny - Bard]

You have obtained the Fate Gear - Doom.

The treasure chest suddenly turned into specks of light and vanished without a trace, leaving behind an antique flintlock pistol in Li Xia's palm.

【doom】

[Grade: Destiny]

Ammo Capacity: 0/2

[Current Rank: Rank 1 (Power of Destiny: 0/100)]

[Damage Intensity: Fate-level (Ignores Rank and Defense)]

Attack: 50-100

Equipment effect:

1. Bullet of Fate:

[Misfortune] greedily sucks up all luck until the wearer's luck approaches zero. Once it has sucked up enough luck, it will generate a bullet and then continue to suck up the wearer's luck.

The more luck points you absorb in a single instance, the stronger the bullet becomes. Reaching the limit will generate a [Bullet of Destiny].

2. A Blow from Fate:

[Misfortune] The bullets fired carry an irresistible impact of fate, and those hit will fall into a state of 'fate shock', unable to perform any actions.

The greater the weight of the fate of the person struck, the shorter the duration of the 'Fate Shock' state, ranging from 0.1s to 5s.

3. The fatal spear

[Misfortune]'s [Shot of Fate] will deal a devastating blow to the enemy's fate. When the enemy's health drops below 10%, [Shot of Fate] will shatter the enemy's destiny.

It causes an instant death effect that ignores all protective measures; those whose fate is shattered cannot be resurrected or regenerated by any means.

4. The Spear of Destiny

[Misfortune] thirsts for the power of fate. When [Bullet of Fate] shatters the fate of an enemy, it will plunder the fragments of the enemy's fate and transform them into the power of fate to strengthen itself.

5. Misfortune

[Misfortune] Generously allows the wearer to share the delicious fate after their own feast. After slaying an enemy whose fate is heavy enough, the wearer will be given a chance to receive a lucky reward.

After use, your luck value will increase to 10 points for 10 seconds.

[Synopsis: This gun has been waiting in solitude for a master who can wield it, but sadly, everyone who has tried to equip it has died from its sucking power.]

What is Destiny Gear?

This is the equipment of destiny!

Li Xia felt her mouth was dry, as if she had grasped misfortune.

It feels cool to the touch, and the size is just right, as if this gun was custom-made to fit my hand perfectly.

The flintlock pistol had a faint luster, like the surface of ebony. Just holding it in his hand, Li Xia felt as if he could hear wails, cries, and ferocious laughter.

A violent and ferocious aura emanated from this flintlock pistol.

Li Xia even felt that the gun was alive, because the moment he grasped it, he felt that misfortune was desperately sucking something in.

Then, I vaguely sent myself this message.